#3498d7

Color #3498d7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3498d7

RGB

rgb(52, 152, 215)

HSL

hsl(203.2, 67.1%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.2, 75.8%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.8%, 29.3%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(59.97, -7.5, -40.29)

LCH

lch(59.97, 40.98, 259.46)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.1303, 241.09)

HWB

hwb(203.2, 20.4%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d77334

Analogous

#34d7c5

#3498d7

#3447d7

Triadic

#3498d7

#d73498

#98d734

Split-complementary

#3498d7

#d73447

#d7c534

Tetradic

#3498d7

#7334d7

#d77334

#98d734

Square

#3498d7

#c534d7

#d77334

#47d734

Shades

Color #3498d7 mixed toward black.

#2580ba

#1d6795

#164d70

#0f334a

#071a25

Tints

Color #3498d7 mixed toward white.

#56a9de

#78bae4

#9acceb

#bbddf2

#ddeef8

Tones

Color #3498d7 mixed toward gray.

#4295c9

#4f92bc

#5d8fae

#6a8ca1

#788993

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fca · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#6860c7 · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#3ebfbd · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3498d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3498d7]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3498d7 (#3498d7) is rgb(52, 152, 215) in RGB.

No, #3498d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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