#3a6591

Color #3a6591

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3a6591

RGB

rgb(58, 101, 145)

HSL

hsl(210.3, 42.9%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.3, 60%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(60%, 30.3%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(41.61, -0.97, -28.67)

LCH

lch(41.61, 28.69, 268.06)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.0857, 250.42)

HWB

hwb(210.3, 22.7%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91663a

Analogous

#3a9191

#3a6591

#3a3a91

Triadic

#3a6591

#913a65

#65913a

Split-complementary

#3a6591

#913a3a

#91913a

Tetradic

#3a6591

#663a91

#91663a

#65913a

Square

#3a6591

#913a91

#91663a

#3a913a

Shades

Color #3a6591 mixed toward black.

#305479

#274361

#1d3349

#132230

#0a1118

Tints

Color #3a6591 mixed toward white.

#497fb6

#6d98c5

#91b2d3

#b6cce2

#dae5f0

Tones

Color #3a6591 mixed toward gray.

#41658a

#486583

#50657b

#576574

#5e656d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.45:1

White text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505088 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#4e4a86 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#3d807f · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a6591;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a6591]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#3a6591 (#3a6591) is rgb(58, 101, 145) in RGB.

No, #3a6591 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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