#3172e8

Color #3172e8

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 5.46 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#3172e8

RGB

rgb(49, 114, 232)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 79.9%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 78.9%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(78.9%, 50.9%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(50.11, 21.31, -65.54)

LCH

lch(50.11, 68.92, 288.01)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.1911, 261.15)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 19.2%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8a731

Analogous

#31cde8

#3172e8

#4c31e8

Triadic

#3172e8

#e83172

#72e831

Split-complementary

#3172e8

#e84c31

#cde831

Tetradic

#3172e8

#a731e8

#e8a731

#72e831

Square

#3172e8

#e831cd

#e8a731

#31e84c

Shades

Color #3172e8 mixed toward black.

#185ad3

#1348a9

#0e367e

#092454

#05122a

Tints

Color #3172e8 mixed toward white.

#5389ec

#76a1f0

#98b8f3

#bad0f7

#dde7fb

Tones

Color #3172e8 mixed toward gray.

#4076d9

#507bc9

#5f7fba

#6e84ab

#7d889c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5555d3 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#514cce · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#37c1bc · ΔE 38.4

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 27

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3172e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3172e8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3172e8 (#3172e8) is rgb(49, 114, 232) in RGB.

No, #3172e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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