#3a5ba5

Color #3a5ba5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.32 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3a5ba5

RGB

rgb(58, 91, 165)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 48%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 64.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.8%, 44.8%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(39.74, 12.46, -43.56)

LCH

lch(39.74, 45.31, 285.96)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.125, 264.22)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 22.7%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5843a

Analogous

#3a90a5

#3a5ba5

#4e3aa5

Triadic

#3a5ba5

#a53a5b

#5ba53a

Split-complementary

#3a5ba5

#a54e3a

#90a53a

Tetradic

#3a5ba5

#843aa5

#a5843a

#5ba53a

Square

#3a5ba5

#a53a90

#a5843a

#3aa54e

Shades

Color #3a5ba5 mixed toward black.

#304c89

#273d6e

#1d2d52

#131e37

#0a0f1b

Tints

Color #3a5ba5 mixed toward white.

#4e71c1

#718ecd

#95aada

#b8c6e6

#dce3f3

Tones

Color #3a5ba5 mixed toward gray.

#435e9c

#4c6293

#55658a

#5e6981

#676c78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.22:1

White text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4b97 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#484694 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#3c8b88 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a5ba5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a5ba5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3a5ba5 (#3a5ba5) is rgb(58, 91, 165) in RGB.

No, #3a5ba5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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