What color is #3F77A4?

#3F77A4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Zenith. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F77A4?

The RGB value is 63, 119, 164: 63 red, 119 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F77A4?

The complementary color is #A46C3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F77A4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F77A4 color

#3F77A4 rgb(63, 119, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F77A4 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 46.7% green and 64.3% blue (63, 119, 164).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 44% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Zenith (#497A9F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#3F77A4 color codes

HEX	`#3F77A4`
RGB	`rgb(63, 119, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 46.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 44%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 62%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 27%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.17, -4.34, -29.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.17, 29.96, 261.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.345, 16.929, 37.574)`
Decimal	`4159396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F77A4, 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 #3F77A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3F77A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3F77A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f77a4; }
.text { color: #3f77a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f77a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 119 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f77a4, #3f45a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #3F77A4?: #3F77A4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Zenith. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F77A4?: The RGB value is 63, 119, 164: 63 red, 119 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F77A4?: The complementary color is #A46C3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F77A4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.