#3e8bb2

Color #3e8bb2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3e8bb2

RGB

rgb(62, 139, 178)

HSL

hsl(200.2, 48.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.2, 65.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.2%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(54.76, -11.38, -27.49)

LCH

lch(54.76, 29.75, 247.51)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0958, 233.57)

HWB

hwb(200.2, 24.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2653e

Analogous

#3eb29f

#3e8bb2

#3e51b2

Triadic

#3e8bb2

#b23e8b

#8bb23e

Split-complementary

#3e8bb2

#b23e51

#b29f3e

Tetradic

#3e8bb2

#653eb2

#b2653e

#8bb23e

Square

#3e8bb2

#9f3eb2

#b2653e

#51b23e

Shades

Color #3e8bb2 mixed toward black.

#347494

#295d77

#1f4659

#152e3b

#0a171e

Tints

Color #3e8bb2 mixed toward white.

#58a0c5

#7ab3d1

#9bc6dc

#bcd9e8

#deecf3

Tones

Color #3e8bb2 mixed toward gray.

#4888a8

#51859f

#5b8295

#657e8b

#6e7b82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6869aa · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#645ea8 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#45a3a1 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e8bb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e8bb2]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3e8bb2 (#3e8bb2) is rgb(62, 139, 178) in RGB.

No, #3e8bb2 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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