#3c79d3

Color #3c79d3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#3c79d3

RGB

rgb(60, 121, 211)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 63.2%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 71.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.6%, 42.7%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(51.08, 10.5, -52.12)

LCH

lch(51.08, 53.17, 281.39)

OKLCH

oklch(58.1%, 0.1522, 258.21)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 23.5%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3963c

Analogous

#3cc4d3

#3c79d3

#4a3cd3

Triadic

#3c79d3

#d33c79

#79d33c

Split-complementary

#3c79d3

#d34a3c

#c4d33c

Tetradic

#3c79d3

#963cd3

#d3963c

#79d33c

Square

#3c79d3

#d33cc4

#d3963c

#3cd34a

Shades

Color #3c79d3 mixed toward black.

#2a63b8

#214f93

#193b6e

#11284a

#081425

Tints

Color #3c79d3 mixed toward white.

#5c8fda

#7da6e2

#9dbce9

#bed2f0

#dee9f8

Tones

Color #3c79d3 mixed toward gray.

#487bc6

#557eba

#6280ad

#6e83a1

#7b8594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5dc2 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#5954be · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#41b3b0 · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c79d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c79d3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3c79d3 (#3c79d3) is rgb(60, 121, 211) in RGB.

No, #3c79d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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