#3c5c8f

Color #3c5c8f

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#3c5c8f

RGB

rgb(60, 92, 143)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 40.9%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 58%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(58%, 35.7%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(38.89, 4.42, -31.72)

LCH

lch(38.89, 32.03, 277.93)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.0913, 259.39)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 23.5%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f6f3c

Analogous

#3c858f

#3c5c8f

#463c8f

Triadic

#3c5c8f

#8f3c5c

#5c8f3c

Split-complementary

#3c5c8f

#8f463c

#858f3c

Tetradic

#3c5c8f

#6f3c8f

#8f6f3c

#5c8f3c

Square

#3c5c8f

#8f3c85

#8f6f3c

#3c8f46

Shades

Color #3c5c8f mixed toward black.

#324d77

#283d5f

#1e2e47

#141f30

#0a0f18

Tints

Color #3c5c8f mixed toward white.

#4b73b3

#6f8fc3

#93abd2

#b7c7e1

#dbe3f0

Tones

Color #3c5c8f mixed toward gray.

#435e88

#4a5f81

#51617a

#586273

#5f646c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c85 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#4a4782 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#3e7c7a · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 18.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3c5c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c5c8f]

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

#3c5c8f (#3c5c8f) is rgb(60, 92, 143) in RGB.

No, #3c5c8f 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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