#3e5cc5

Color #3e5cc5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3e5cc5

RGB

rgb(62, 92, 197)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 53.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 68.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.5%, 53.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(42.32, 24.05, -58.18)

LCH

lch(42.32, 62.95, 292.46)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.1674, 267.98)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 24.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5a73e

Analogous

#3e9fc5

#3e5cc5

#643ec5

Triadic

#3e5cc5

#c53e5c

#5cc53e

Split-complementary

#3e5cc5

#c5643e

#9fc53e

Tetradic

#3e5cc5

#a73ec5

#c5a73e

#5cc53e

Square

#3e5cc5

#c53e9f

#c5a73e

#3ec564

Shades

Color #3e5cc5 mixed toward black.

#324ca6

#283c85

#1e2d64

#141e42

#0a0f21

Tints

Color #3e5cc5 mixed toward white.

#5e77cf

#7e92d8

#9fade2

#bfc9ec

#dfe4f5

Tones

Color #3e5cc5 mixed toward gray.

#4962ba

#5568af

#606fa3

#6b7598

#767b8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4db3 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#4b49ae · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#40a29e · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 26.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e5cc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e5cc5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#3e5cc5 (#3e5cc5) is rgb(62, 92, 197) in RGB.

No, #3e5cc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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