#3e599b

Color #3e599b

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.31 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3e599b

RGB

rgb(62, 89, 155)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 42.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 60%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(60%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(38.79, 10.97, -39.11)

LCH

lch(38.79, 40.62, 285.67)

OKLCH

oklch(47.6%, 0.1116, 265.58)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 24.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b803e

Analogous

#3e879b

#3e599b

#513e9b

Triadic

#3e599b

#9b3e59

#599b3e

Split-complementary

#3e599b

#9b513e

#879b3e

Tetradic

#3e599b

#803e9b

#9b803e

#599b3e

Square

#3e599b

#9b3e87

#9b803e

#3e9b51

Shades

Color #3e599b mixed toward black.

#344a81

#293b67

#1f2c4d

#151e34

#0a0f1a

Tints

Color #3e599b mixed toward white.

#506fb9

#738cc7

#96a8d5

#b9c5e3

#dce2f1

Tones

Color #3e599b mixed toward gray.

#465c93

#4d5f8b

#556384

#5d667c

#656974

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b8f · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#4a478b · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#408481 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e599b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e599b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3e599b (#3e599b) is rgb(62, 89, 155) in RGB.

No, #3e599b 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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