Information about #3C3B59 color

#3C3B59 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3C3B59 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 59, 89) — 23.5% red, 23.1% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 12 / 0 / 65. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3C3B59 reads as a gently muted classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vortex (#3A385B). Slightly further away sit Zodiac (#413A5D) and Sputnik (#373E54).

The recipe behind #3C3B59 is rgb(60, 59, 89), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C3B59: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #3C3B59 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3C3B59 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3C3B59 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3C3B59

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vortex color link
Vortex

#3A385B

Zodiac color link
Zodiac

#413A5D

Sputnik color link
Sputnik

#373E54

Storm color link
Storm

#36365D

Dotcom color link
Dotcom

#41415D

Jacarta color link
Jacarta

#3D325D

Adventure color link
Adventure

#414062

Avalanche color link
Avalanche

#354152

Digital Blue color link
Digital Blue

#3E4163

Vintage Blue color link
Vintage Blue

#303D57

Cloud Burst color link
Cloud Burst

#353E4F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C3B59
  • RGB60, 59, 89
  • CMYK11, 12, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(60, 59, 89)
  • HSL242°, 20%, 29%
  • HSL Precise242°, 20.27%, 29.02%
  • HSV242°, 34%, 35%
  • HSB242°, 34%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.231, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.231, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.231, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3C3B59
  • DECIMAL ID3947353
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01