What color is #3F5576?

#3F5576 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F5576?

The RGB value is 63, 85, 118: 63 red, 85 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F5576?

The complementary color is #76603F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F5576?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F5576 color

#3F5576 rgb(63, 85, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F5576 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 33.3% green and 46.3% blue (63, 85, 118).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is St. Tropaz (#39527D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#3F5576 color codes

HEX	`#3F5576`
RGB	`rgb(63, 85, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 33.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 47%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 28%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.72, 1.27, -21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.72, 21.44, 273.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.567, 8.861, 18.395)`
Decimal	`4150646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F5576, 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 #3F5576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F5576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #3F5576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f5576; }
.text { color: #3f5576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f5576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 85 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f5576, #443f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3F5576?: #3F5576 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F5576?: The RGB value is 63, 85, 118: 63 red, 85 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F5576?: The complementary color is #76603F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F5576?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.