What color is #3F3D73?

#3F3D73 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3D73?

The RGB value is 63, 61, 115: 63 red, 61 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3D73?

The complementary color is #71733D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3D73 color

#3F3D73 rgb(63, 61, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F3D73 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 23.9% green and 45.1% blue (63, 61, 115).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#3F3D73 color codes

HEX	`#3F3D73`
RGB	`rgb(63, 61, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 23.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 47%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 47%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.46, 16.04, -30.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.46, 34.83, 297.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.812, 5.632, 16.944)`
Decimal	`4144499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3D73, 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 #3F3D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #3F3D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3d73; }
.text { color: #3f3d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 61 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3d73, #5a3d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3F3D73?: #3F3D73 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3D73?: The RGB value is 63, 61, 115: 63 red, 61 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3D73?: The complementary color is #71733D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.