#306996

Color #306996

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#306996

RGB

rgb(48, 105, 150)

HSL

hsl(206.5, 51.5%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.5, 68%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(68%, 30%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(42.66, -3.61, -30.04)

LCH

lch(42.66, 30.26, 263.15)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0935, 245.08)

HWB

hwb(206.5, 18.8%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#965d30

Analogous

#309690

#306996

#303696

Triadic

#306996

#963069

#699630

Split-complementary

#306996

#963036

#969030

Tetradic

#306996

#5d3096

#965d30

#699630

Square

#306996

#903096

#965d30

#369630

Shades

Color #306996 mixed toward black.

#28577d

#204664

#18344b

#102332

#081119

Tints

Color #306996 mixed toward white.

#3d84bd

#619dcd

#89b6d9

#b0cee6

#d8e7f2

Tones

Color #306996 mixed toward gray.

#38688d

#416785

#49667c

#526574

#5a646b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.59:1

White text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f8d · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#4c478a · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#358583 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #306996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#306996]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#306996 (#306996) is rgb(48, 105, 150) in RGB.

No, #306996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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