#3b598e

Color #3b598e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.6 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3b598e

RGB

rgb(59, 89, 142)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 41.3%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 58.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 37.3%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(37.89, 5.76, -32.71)

LCH

lch(37.89, 33.21, 279.99)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0937, 261.1)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 23.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e703b

Analogous

#3b828e

#3b598e

#463b8e

Triadic

#3b598e

#8e3b59

#598e3b

Split-complementary

#3b598e

#8e463b

#828e3b

Tetradic

#3b598e

#703b8e

#8e703b

#598e3b

Square

#3b598e

#8e3b82

#8e703b

#3b8e46

Shades

Color #3b598e mixed toward black.

#314a76

#273b5f

#1d2c47

#141e2f

#0a0f18

Tints

Color #3b598e mixed toward white.

#4a70b2

#6d8cc3

#92a9d2

#b6c6e1

#dbe2f0

Tones

Color #3b598e mixed toward gray.

#425b87

#495d80

#505f79

#576172

#5e636b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a84 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#484681 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#3d7b78 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b598e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b598e]

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

#3b598e (#3b598e) is rgb(59, 89, 142) in RGB.

No, #3b598e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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