#3970bc

Color #3970bc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.5 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3970bc

RGB

rgb(57, 112, 188)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 53.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 69.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.7%, 40.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(47.09, 7.3, -45.32)

LCH

lch(47.09, 45.9, 279.15)

OKLCH

oklch(54.6%, 0.1326, 257.05)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 22.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8539

Analogous

#39b1bc

#3970bc

#4339bc

Triadic

#3970bc

#bc3970

#70bc39

Split-complementary

#3970bc

#bc4339

#b1bc39

Tetradic

#3970bc

#8539bc

#bc8539

#70bc39

Square

#3970bc

#bc39b1

#bc8539

#39bc43

Shades

Color #3970bc mixed toward black.

#2f5d9d

#264b7d

#1c385e

#13253f

#09131f

Tints

Color #3970bc mixed toward white.

#5587cc

#779fd6

#99b7e0

#bbcfea

#dde7f5

Tones

Color #3970bc mixed toward gray.

#4472b1

#4f73a6

#5a759b

#657790

#6f7985

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.22:1

White text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5657ad · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#534faa · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#3da19e · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 22.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3970bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3970bc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3970bc (#3970bc) is rgb(57, 112, 188) in RGB.

No, #3970bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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