#3b5a8a

Color #3b5a8a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.59 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5a8a

RGB

rgb(59, 90, 138)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 40.1%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 57.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.2%, 34.8%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(37.98, 3.73, -30.14)

LCH

lch(37.98, 30.37, 277.05)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0867, 258.83)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 23.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a6b3b

Analogous

#3b818a

#3b5a8a

#443b8a

Triadic

#3b5a8a

#8a3b5a

#5a8a3b

Split-complementary

#3b5a8a

#8a443b

#818a3b

Tetradic

#3b5a8a

#6b3b8a

#8a6b3b

#5a8a3b

Square

#3b5a8a

#8a3b81

#8a6b3b

#3b8a44

Shades

Color #3b5a8a mixed toward black.

#314b73

#273c5c

#1d2d45

#141e2e

#0a0f17

Tints

Color #3b5a8a mixed toward white.

#4b72ae

#6d8ec0

#91aad0

#b6c6e0

#dae3ef

Tones

Color #3b5a8a mixed toward gray.

#425b83

#485d7d

#4f5e76

#556070

#5c6169

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4b80 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#48467e · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#3d7876 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5a8a]

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

#3b5a8a (#3b5a8a) is rgb(59, 90, 138) in RGB.

No, #3b5a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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