#3165b6

Color #3165b6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.77 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#3165b6

RGB

rgb(49, 101, 182)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 57.6%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 73.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.1%, 44.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(43.27, 10.85, -47.96)

LCH

lch(43.27, 49.17, 282.75)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.1398, 259.08)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 19.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b68231

Analogous

#31a8b6

#3165b6

#3f31b6

Triadic

#3165b6

#b63165

#65b631

Split-complementary

#3165b6

#b63f31

#a8b631

Tetradic

#3165b6

#8231b6

#b68231

#65b631

Square

#3165b6

#b631a8

#b68231

#31b63f

Shades

Color #3165b6 mixed toward black.

#295498

#214379

#18335b

#10223d

#08111e

Tints

Color #3165b6 mixed toward white.

#487cce

#6c96d8

#91b1e1

#b6cbeb

#dae5f5

Tones

Color #3165b6 mixed toward gray.

#3c68ab

#476aa0

#526c95

#5d6f8a

#68717f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.67:1

White text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4da7 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#4a46a3 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#359a97 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3165b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3165b6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#3165b6 (#3165b6) is rgb(49, 101, 182) in RGB.

No, #3165b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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