#3b5da5

Color #3b5da5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.53 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5da5

RGB

rgb(59, 93, 165)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 47.3%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 64.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.2%, 43.6%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(40.37, 11.35, -42.56)

LCH

lch(40.37, 44.05, 284.93)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.1222, 263.51)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 23.1%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5833b

Analogous

#3b92a5

#3b5da5

#4e3ba5

Triadic

#3b5da5

#a53b5d

#5da53b

Split-complementary

#3b5da5

#a54e3b

#92a53b

Tetradic

#3b5da5

#833ba5

#a5833b

#5da53b

Square

#3b5da5

#a53b92

#a5833b

#3ba54e

Shades

Color #3b5da5 mixed toward black.

#314d89

#273e6e

#1d2e52

#141f37

#0a0f1b

Tints

Color #3b5da5 mixed toward white.

#4f73c0

#738fcd

#96abd9

#b9c7e6

#dce3f2

Tones

Color #3b5da5 mixed toward gray.

#44609c

#4d6393

#55668a

#5e6a82

#676d79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c97 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#4a4794 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#3d8c89 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5da5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3b5da5 (#3b5da5) is rgb(59, 93, 165) in RGB.

No, #3b5da5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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