#3493b5

Color #3493b5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3493b5

RGB

rgb(52, 147, 181)

HSL

hsl(195.8, 55.4%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.8, 71.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.3%, 18.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(57.01, -16.37, -25.76)

LCH

lch(57.01, 30.52, 237.56)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.1004, 225.89)

HWB

hwb(195.8, 20.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b55634

Analogous

#34b597

#3493b5

#3453b5

Triadic

#3493b5

#b53493

#93b534

Split-complementary

#3493b5

#b53453

#b59734

Tetradic

#3493b5

#5634b5

#b55634

#93b534

Square

#3493b5

#9734b5

#b55634

#53b534

Shades

Color #3493b5 mixed toward black.

#2b7b97

#236279

#1a4a5b

#11313c

#09191e

Tints

Color #3493b5 mixed toward white.

#4caacc

#70bbd6

#93cce0

#b7ddea

#dbeef5

Tones

Color #3493b5 mixed toward gray.

#3f8eaa

#4989a0

#548495

#5f7f8a

#6a7a7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6bae · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#655eac · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#3da7a6 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3493b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3493b5]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#3493b5 (#3493b5) is rgb(52, 147, 181) in RGB.

No, #3493b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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