#3a5c98

Color #3a5c98

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.86 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3a5c98

RGB

rgb(58, 92, 152)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 44.8%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 61.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.8%, 39.5%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(39.28, 7.15, -36.55)

LCH

lch(39.28, 37.24, 281.07)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.1051, 261.02)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 22.7%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98763a

Analogous

#3a8b98

#3a5c98

#473a98

Triadic

#3a5c98

#983a5c

#5c983a

Split-complementary

#3a5c98

#98473a

#8b983a

Tetradic

#3a5c98

#763a98

#98763a

#5c983a

Square

#3a5c98

#983a8b

#98763a

#3a9847

Shades

Color #3a5c98 mixed toward black.

#304d7f

#273d65

#1d2e4c

#131f33

#0a0f19

Tints

Color #3a5c98 mixed toward white.

#4a73ba

#6e8fc8

#92abd6

#b7c7e3

#dbe3f1

Tones

Color #3a5c98 mixed toward gray.

#425e90

#4a6088

#526381

#596579

#616771

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.16:1

White text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b8c · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#494689 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#3c8280 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a5c98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a5c98]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3a5c98 (#3a5c98) is rgb(58, 92, 152) in RGB.

No, #3a5c98 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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