#3b5e82

Color #3b5e82

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.14 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5e82

RGB

rgb(59, 94, 130)

HSL

hsl(210.4, 37.6%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.4, 54.6%, 51%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.6%, 27.7%, 0%, 49%)

LAB

lab(38.81, -1.5, -23.98)

LCH

lch(38.81, 24.03, 266.42)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.0714, 250.2)

HWB

hwb(210.4, 23.1%, 49%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#825f3b

Analogous

#3b8282

#3b5e82

#3c3b82

Triadic

#3b5e82

#823b5e

#5e823b

Split-complementary

#3b5e82

#823c3b

#82823b

Tetradic

#3b5e82

#5f3b82

#825f3b

#5e823b

Square

#3b5e82

#823b82

#825f3b

#3b823c

Shades

Color #3b5e82 mixed toward black.

#314e6c

#273f57

#1e2f41

#141f2b

#0a1016

Tints

Color #3b5e82 mixed toward white.

#4c79a7

#6c94bc

#91aecd

#b5c9de

#dae4ee

Tones

Color #3b5e82 mixed toward gray.

#415e7c

#475e76

#4d5e70

#535e6a

#595f65

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d7a · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#4a4879 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#3d7473 · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5e82;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5e82]

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

#3b5e82 (#3b5e82) is rgb(59, 94, 130) in RGB.

No, #3b5e82 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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