#3A3A4E
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #3A3A4E
#3A3A4E is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 23% red, 23% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 9.9); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E4E3A — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #3A3A4E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.08:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #3A3A4E?
#3A3A4E is a muted, dark shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 23% red, 23% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #3A3A4E?
Use white text. White on #3A3A4E has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #3A3A4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E4E3A, and analogous partners are #3A444E and #443A4E.