#3b79e0

Color #3b79e0

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3b79e0

RGB

rgb(59, 121, 224)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 72.7%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 73.7%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.7%, 46%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(51.82, 15.09, -58.28)

LCH

lch(51.82, 60.2, 284.52)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.1697, 259.99)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 23.1%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0a23b

Analogous

#3bcbe0

#3b79e0

#503be0

Triadic

#3b79e0

#e03b79

#79e03b

Split-complementary

#3b79e0

#e0503b

#cbe03b

Tetradic

#3b79e0

#a23be0

#e0a23b

#79e03b

Square

#3b79e0

#e03bcb

#e0a23b

#3be050

Shades

Color #3b79e0 mixed toward black.

#2061cc

#1a4da3

#133a7a

#0d2751

#061329

Tints

Color #3b79e0 mixed toward white.

#5c8fe5

#7ca6ea

#9dbcf0

#bed2f5

#dee9fa

Tones

Color #3b79e0 mixed toward gray.

#497cd2

#5780c5

#6483b7

#7287a9

#808a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5dcd · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#5954c8 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#40bcb8 · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b79e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b79e0]

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

#3b79e0 (#3b79e0) is rgb(59, 121, 224) in RGB.

No, #3b79e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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