#3c5e79

Color #3c5e79

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3c5e79

RGB

rgb(60, 94, 121)

HSL

hsl(206.6, 33.7%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.6, 50.4%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.4%, 22.3%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(38.46, -4.19, -19.02)

LCH

lch(38.46, 19.48, 257.58)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0592, 243.52)

HWB

hwb(206.6, 23.5%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79573c

Analogous

#3c7976

#3c5e79

#3c3f79

Triadic

#3c5e79

#793c5e

#5e793c

Split-complementary

#3c5e79

#793c3f

#79763c

Tetradic

#3c5e79

#573c79

#79573c

#5e793c

Square

#3c5e79

#763c79

#79573c

#3f793c

Shades

Color #3c5e79 mixed toward black.

#324e65

#283f51

#1e2f3d

#141f28

#0a1014

Tints

Color #3c5e79 mixed toward white.

#4e7a9e

#6c96b6

#91b0c8

#b6cadb

#dae5ed

Tones

Color #3c5e79 mixed toward gray.

#415d74

#465d6f

#4b5c6a

#505c65

#555b60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d73 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#4b4872 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#3e6e6d · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3c5e79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c5e79]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#3c5e79 (#3c5e79) is rgb(60, 94, 121) in RGB.

No, #3c5e79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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