#3473a4

Color #3473a4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.93 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#3473a4

RGB

rgb(52, 115, 164)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 51.9%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 68.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(46.54, -3.97, -32.23)

LCH

lch(46.54, 32.47, 262.98)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.1006, 244.81)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 20.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a46534

Analogous

#34a49d

#3473a4

#343ba4

Triadic

#3473a4

#a43473

#73a434

Split-complementary

#3473a4

#a4343b

#a49d34

Tetradic

#3473a4

#6534a4

#a46534

#73a434

Square

#3473a4

#9d34a4

#a46534

#3ba434

Shades

Color #3473a4 mixed toward black.

#2b6089

#234d6d

#1a3a52

#112637

#09131b

Tints

Color #3473a4 mixed toward white.

#458cc4

#6aa3d0

#8fbadc

#b5d1e7

#dae8f3

Tones

Color #3473a4 mixed toward gray.

#3d729b

#477192

#507088

#596e7f

#636d75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.13:1

White text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56579a · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#534e97 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#39918f · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3473a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3473a4]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#3473a4 (#3473a4) is rgb(52, 115, 164) in RGB.

No, #3473a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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