What color is #3F44A4?

#3F44A4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxy Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F44A4?

The RGB value is 63, 68, 164: 63 red, 68 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F44A4?

The complementary color is #A49F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F44A4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F44A4 color

#3F44A4 rgb(63, 68, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F44A4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 26.7% green and 64.3% blue (63, 68, 164).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Galaxy Express (#444499), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#3F44A4 color codes

HEX	`#3F44A4`
RGB	`rgb(63, 68, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 26.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 62%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 59%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 28.02, -52.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 59.66, 298.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.816, 7.87, 36.064)`
Decimal	`4146340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F44A4, 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 #3F44A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F44A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #3F44A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f44a4; }
.text { color: #3f44a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f44a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 68 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f44a4, #6c3fa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persian Blue.

Questions

What color is #3F44A4?: #3F44A4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxy Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F44A4?: The RGB value is 63, 68, 164: 63 red, 68 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F44A4?: The complementary color is #A49F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F44A4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.