#3798e1

Color #3798e1

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.73 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#3798e1

RGB

rgb(55, 152, 225)

HSL

hsl(205.8, 73.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.8, 75.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.6%, 32.4%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(60.52, -3.63, -44.99)

LCH

lch(60.52, 45.14, 265.39)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1405, 245.35)

HWB

hwb(205.8, 21.6%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e18037

Analogous

#37e1d5

#3798e1

#3743e1

Triadic

#3798e1

#e13798

#98e137

Split-complementary

#3798e1

#e13743

#e1d537

Tetradic

#3798e1

#8037e1

#e18037

#98e137

Square

#3798e1

#d537e1

#e18037

#43e137

Shades

Color #3798e1 mixed toward black.

#1e81cb

#1867a2

#124d7a

#0c3351

#061a29

Tints

Color #3798e1 mixed toward white.

#58a9e6

#7abaeb

#9bcbf0

#bcddf5

#deeefa

Tones

Color #3798e1 mixed toward gray.

#4596d3

#5394c5

#6292b6

#7090a8

#7e8e9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fd2 · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#6962cf · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#40c6c3 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 22.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3798e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3798e1]

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Frequently asked questions

#3798e1 (#3798e1) is rgb(55, 152, 225) in RGB.

No, #3798e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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