#3e59a0

Color #3e59a0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3e59a0

RGB

rgb(62, 89, 160)

HSL

hsl(223.5, 44.1%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.5, 61.2%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(39.08, 12.73, -41.63)

LCH

lch(39.08, 43.53, 287)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.1188, 266.33)

HWB

hwb(223.5, 24.3%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0853e

Analogous

#3e8aa0

#3e59a0

#543ea0

Triadic

#3e59a0

#a03e59

#59a03e

Split-complementary

#3e59a0

#a0543e

#8aa03e

Tetradic

#3e59a0

#853ea0

#a0853e

#59a03e

Square

#3e59a0

#a03e8a

#a0853e

#3ea054

Shades

Color #3e59a0 mixed toward black.

#344a85

#293b6b

#1f2c50

#151e35

#0a0f1b

Tints

Color #3e59a0 mixed toward white.

#526fbc

#758cc9

#97a9d7

#bac5e4

#dce2f2

Tones

Color #3e59a0 mixed toward gray.

#465d98

#4e6090

#566487

#5f687f

#676b77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b93 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#4a478f · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#408784 · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e59a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e59a0]

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

#3e59a0 (#3e59a0) is rgb(62, 89, 160) in RGB.

No, #3e59a0 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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