#3b6aca

Color #3b6aca

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 14.52 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#3b6aca

RGB

rgb(59, 106, 202)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 57.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 70.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.8%, 47.5%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(46.31, 16.48, -54.63)

LCH

lch(46.31, 57.06, 286.79)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.158, 262.69)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 23.1%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ca9b3b

Analogous

#3bb1ca

#3b6aca

#543bca

Triadic

#3b6aca

#ca3b6a

#6aca3b

Split-complementary

#3b6aca

#ca543b

#b1ca3b

Tetradic

#3b6aca

#9b3bca

#ca9b3b

#6aca3b

Square

#3b6aca

#ca3bb1

#ca9b3b

#3bca54

Shades

Color #3b6aca mixed toward black.

#2e57ab

#254689

#1c3467

#132345

#091122

Tints

Color #3b6aca mixed toward white.

#5c83d3

#7c9cdc

#9db5e4

#becded

#dee6f6

Tones

Color #3b6aca mixed toward gray.

#476ebe

#5372b2

#5f76a6

#6b7a9a

#777e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.1:1

White text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5354b9 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#514db4 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#3ea9a5 · ΔE 34.8

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b6aca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b6aca]

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

#3b6aca (#3b6aca) is rgb(59, 106, 202) in RGB.

No, #3b6aca is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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