#3d79d8

Color #3d79d8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3d79d8

RGB

rgb(61, 121, 216)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 66.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 71.8%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.8%, 44%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(51.41, 12.45, -54.42)

LCH

lch(51.41, 55.83, 282.89)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.1586, 259.28)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 23.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d89c3d

Analogous

#3dc6d8

#3d79d8

#4f3dd8

Triadic

#3d79d8

#d83d79

#79d83d

Split-complementary

#3d79d8

#d84f3d

#c6d83d

Tetradic

#3d79d8

#9c3dd8

#d89c3d

#79d83d

Square

#3d79d8

#d83dc6

#d89c3d

#3dd84f

Shades

Color #3d79d8 mixed toward black.

#2762c0

#1f4e9a

#173b73

#0f274d

#081426

Tints

Color #3d79d8 mixed toward white.

#5d8fde

#7ea6e5

#9ebceb

#bed2f2

#dfe9f8

Tones

Color #3d79d8 mixed toward gray.

#4a7ccb

#577fbe

#6482b1

#7185a4

#7e8897

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5dc6 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#5955c2 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#42b7b3 · ΔE 33.5

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3d79d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3d79d8]

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

#3d79d8 (#3d79d8) is rgb(61, 121, 216) in RGB.

No, #3d79d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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