#3479e3

Color #3479e3

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#3479e3

RGB

rgb(52, 121, 227)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 75.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 77.1%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(51.78, 15.37, -60.04)

LCH

lch(51.78, 61.98, 284.36)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.1756, 259)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 20.4%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e39e34

Analogous

#34d1e3

#3479e3

#4634e3

Triadic

#3479e3

#e33479

#79e334

Split-complementary

#3479e3

#e34634

#d1e334

Tetradic

#3479e3

#9e34e3

#e39e34

#79e334

Square

#3479e3

#e334d1

#e39e34

#34e346

Shades

Color #3479e3 mixed toward black.

#1c62cc

#174ea3

#113b7b

#0b2752

#061429

Tints

Color #3479e3 mixed toward white.

#568fe8

#78a6ec

#99bcf1

#bbd2f6

#dde9fa

Tones

Color #3479e3 mixed toward gray.

#437cd4

#517fc6

#6082b7

#6e85a9

#7d889a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5bd0 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#5651cb · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#3abfbb · ΔE 35.7

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 25.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3479e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3479e3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3479e3 (#3479e3) is rgb(52, 121, 227) in RGB.

No, #3479e3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #3479e3, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast