#3072df

Color #3072df

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3072df

RGB

rgb(48, 114, 223)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 73.2%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 78.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.5%, 48.9%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(49.48, 17.85, -61.49)

LCH

lch(49.48, 64.03, 286.19)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.1796, 260)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 18.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df9d30

Analogous

#30c9df

#3072df

#4530df

Triadic

#3072df

#df3072

#72df30

Split-complementary

#3072df

#df4530

#c9df30

Tetradic

#3072df

#9d30df

#df9d30

#72df30

Square

#3072df

#df30c9

#df9d30

#30df45

Shades

Color #3072df mixed toward black.

#1e5cc3

#184a9c

#123775

#0c254e

#061227

Tints

Color #3072df mixed toward white.

#5289e4

#75a1ea

#97b8ef

#bad0f4

#dce7fa

Tones

Color #3072df mixed toward gray.

#3e75d0

#4d79c2

#5c7db3

#6a80a5

#798496

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5455cb · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#514bc6 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#36bab6 · ΔE 36.6

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 26.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3072df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3072df]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3072df (#3072df) is rgb(48, 114, 223) in RGB.

No, #3072df is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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