What color is #3F3B60?

#3F3B60 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3B60?

The RGB value is 63, 59, 96: 63 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3B60?

The complementary color is #5C603B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3B60 color

#3F3B60 rgb(63, 59, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F3B60 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 23.1% green and 37.6% blue (63, 59, 96).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#3F3B60 color codes

HEX	`#3F3B60`
RGB	`rgb(63, 59, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 23.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 39%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.82, 11.43, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.82, 24.22, 298.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.725, 5.029, 11.733)`
Decimal	`4143968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3B60, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3F3B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3F3B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3b60; }
.text { color: #3f3b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 59 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3b60, #523b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3F3B60?: #3F3B60 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3B60?: The RGB value is 63, 59, 96: 63 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3B60?: The complementary color is #5C603B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.