#3172a7

Color #3172a7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.7 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3172a7

RGB

rgb(49, 114, 167)

HSL

hsl(206.9, 54.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.9, 70.7%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.7%, 31.7%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(46.28, -2.79, -34.4)

LCH

lch(46.28, 34.51, 265.36)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1064, 246.28)

HWB

hwb(206.9, 19.2%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a76631

Analogous

#31a7a1

#3172a7

#3137a7

Triadic

#3172a7

#a73172

#72a731

Split-complementary

#3172a7

#a73137

#a7a131

Tetradic

#3172a7

#6631a7

#a76631

#72a731

Square

#3172a7

#a131a7

#a76631

#37a731

Shades

Color #3172a7 mixed toward black.

#295f8b

#214c6f

#193954

#102638

#08131c

Tints

Color #3172a7 mixed toward white.

#428cc7

#68a3d3

#8dbade

#b3d1e9

#d9e8f4

Tones

Color #3172a7 mixed toward gray.

#3b719d

#457093

#4f6f8a

#586e80

#626d76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.1:1

White text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55559c · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#514c9a · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#379391 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3172a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3172a7]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#3172a7 (#3172a7) is rgb(49, 114, 167) in RGB.

No, #3172a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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