#3a72cd

Color #3a72cd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.97 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3a72cd

RGB

rgb(58, 114, 205)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 59.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 71.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.7%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(48.69, 12.39, -52.54)

LCH

lch(48.69, 53.98, 283.27)

OKLCH

oklch(56.2%, 0.1529, 259.68)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 22.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd953a

Analogous

#3abccd

#3a72cd

#4c3acd

Triadic

#3a72cd

#cd3a72

#72cd3a

Split-complementary

#3a72cd

#cd4c3a

#bccd3a

Tetradic

#3a72cd

#953acd

#cd953a

#72cd3a

Square

#3a72cd

#cd3abc

#cd953a

#3acd4c

Shades

Color #3a72cd mixed toward black.

#2c5eaf

#244b8c

#1b3969

#122646

#091323

Tints

Color #3a72cd mixed toward white.

#5b8ad5

#7ca1de

#9db9e6

#bdd0ee

#dee8f7

Tones

Color #3a72cd mixed toward gray.

#4675c1

#5378b5

#5f7ba8

#6b7e9c

#778190

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.47:1

White text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858bc · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#5450b8 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#3eadaa · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a72cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a72cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#3a72cd (#3a72cd) is rgb(58, 114, 205) in RGB.

No, #3a72cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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