#3497ca

Color #3497ca

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3497ca

RGB

rgb(52, 151, 202)

HSL

hsl(200.4, 59.1%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.4, 74.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(59.09, -11.46, -34.4)

LCH

lch(59.09, 36.26, 251.58)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1174, 235.62)

HWB

hwb(200.4, 20.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ca6734

Analogous

#34cab2

#3497ca

#344cca

Triadic

#3497ca

#ca3497

#97ca34

Split-complementary

#3497ca

#ca344c

#cab234

Tetradic

#3497ca

#6734ca

#ca6734

#97ca34

Square

#3497ca

#b234ca

#ca6734

#4cca34

Shades

Color #3497ca mixed toward black.

#2b7ea8

#236587

#1a4c65

#113243

#091922

Tints

Color #3497ca mixed toward white.

#55a8d3

#77badc

#99cbe5

#bbdcee

#ddeef6

Tones

Color #3497ca mixed toward gray.

#4093be

#4d8fb1

#598ba5

#668798

#72838b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ebf · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#6860bd · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#3eb6b4 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3497ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3497ca]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3497ca (#3497ca) is rgb(52, 151, 202) in RGB.

No, #3497ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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