#3850b2

Color #3850b2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#3850b2

RGB

rgb(56, 80, 178)

HSL

hsl(228.2, 52.1%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.2, 68.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.5%, 55.1%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(37.47, 24.04, -54.94)

LCH

lch(37.47, 59.97, 293.63)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.158, 269.09)

HWB

hwb(228.2, 22%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b29a38

Analogous

#388db2

#3850b2

#5d38b2

Triadic

#3850b2

#b23850

#50b238

Split-complementary

#3850b2

#b25d38

#8db238

Tetradic

#3850b2

#9a38b2

#b29a38

#50b238

Square

#3850b2

#b2388d

#b29a38

#38b25d

Shades

Color #3850b2 mixed toward black.

#2f4394

#253577

#1c2859

#131b3b

#090d1e

Tints

Color #3850b2 mixed toward white.

#5068c8

#7386d3

#96a4de

#b9c2e9

#dce1f4

Tones

Color #3850b2 mixed toward gray.

#4256a8

#4c5c9e

#576394

#616989

#6b6f7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4444a1 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#42409d · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#39928e · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3850b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3850b2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#3850b2 (#3850b2) is rgb(56, 80, 178) in RGB.

No, #3850b2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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