#3e5a79

Color #3e5a79

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.74 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3e5a79

RGB

rgb(62, 90, 121)

HSL

hsl(211.5, 32.2%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.5, 48.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(37.33, -1.19, -20.75)

LCH

lch(37.33, 20.78, 266.72)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.061, 251.65)

HWB

hwb(211.5, 24.3%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#795d3e

Analogous

#3e7879

#3e5a79

#403e79

Triadic

#3e5a79

#793e5a

#5a793e

Split-complementary

#3e5a79

#79403e

#78793e

Tetradic

#3e5a79

#5d3e79

#795d3e

#5a793e

Square

#3e5a79

#793e78

#795d3e

#3e7940

Shades

Color #3e5a79 mixed toward black.

#344b65

#293c51

#1f2d3d

#151e28

#0a0f14

Tints

Color #3e5a79 mixed toward white.

#51759d

#6f90b5

#93acc8

#b7c8da

#dbe3ed

Tones

Color #3e5a79 mixed toward gray.

#435a74

#485b6f

#4d5b6a

#525b65

#575b60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.94:1

White text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c72 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#4a4871 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#406d6c · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e5a79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e5a79]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3e5a79 (#3e5a79) is rgb(62, 90, 121) in RGB.

No, #3e5a79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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