#3165a3

Color #3165a3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.44 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3165a3

RGB

rgb(49, 101, 163)

HSL

hsl(212.6, 53.8%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.6, 69.9%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.9%, 38%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(42.16, 3.78, -38.55)

LCH

lch(42.16, 38.73, 275.6)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.1139, 254.37)

HWB

hwb(212.6, 19.2%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a36f31

Analogous

#319ea3

#3165a3

#3631a3

Triadic

#3165a3

#a33165

#65a331

Split-complementary

#3165a3

#a33631

#9ea331

Tetradic

#3165a3

#6f31a3

#a36f31

#65a331

Square

#3165a3

#a3319e

#a36f31

#31a336

Shades

Color #3165a3 mixed toward black.

#295488

#21436d

#193352

#102236

#08111b

Tints

Color #3165a3 mixed toward white.

#407dc6

#6697d1

#8cb1dd

#b3cbe8

#d9e5f4

Tones

Color #3165a3 mixed toward gray.

#3b669a

#446790

#4e6887

#57687d

#616974

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d97 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#4a4694 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#358c8a · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3165a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3165a3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3165a3 (#3165a3) is rgb(49, 101, 163) in RGB.

No, #3165a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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