What color is #3F3C51?

#3F3C51 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3C51?

The RGB value is 63, 60, 81: 63 red, 60 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3C51?

The complementary color is #4E513C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3C51 color

#3F3C51 rgb(63, 60, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F3C51 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 23.5% green and 31.8% blue (63, 60, 81).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#3F3C51 color codes

HEX	`#3F3C51`
RGB	`rgb(63, 60, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 23.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 26%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, 6.46, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 13.83, 297.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.151, 4.883, 8.454)`
Decimal	`4144209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3C51, 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 #3F3C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3F3C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3c51; }
.text { color: #3f3c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 60 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3c51, #4a3c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3F3C51?: #3F3C51 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3C51?: The RGB value is 63, 60, 81: 63 red, 60 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3C51?: The complementary color is #4E513C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.