#3970cd

Color #3970cd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3970cd

RGB

rgb(57, 112, 205)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 59.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 72.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.2%, 45.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(48.09, 13.51, -53.5)

LCH

lch(48.09, 55.18, 284.17)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.1556, 260.23)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 22.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd9639

Analogous

#39bacd

#3970cd

#4c39cd

Triadic

#3970cd

#cd3970

#70cd39

Split-complementary

#3970cd

#cd4c39

#bacd39

Tetradic

#3970cd

#9639cd

#cd9639

#70cd39

Square

#3970cd

#cd39ba

#cd9639

#39cd4c

Shades

Color #3970cd mixed toward black.

#2c5cae

#234a8c

#1a3769

#122546

#091223

Tints

Color #3970cd mixed toward white.

#5a88d5

#7ba0de

#9cb8e6

#bdcfee

#dee7f7

Tones

Color #3970cd mixed toward gray.

#4573c1

#5276b4

#5e7aa8

#6a7d9c

#77808f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5657bc · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#534fb7 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#3dada9 · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3970cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3970cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3970cd (#3970cd) is rgb(57, 112, 205) in RGB.

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

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