#3973bc

Color #3973bc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.46 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#3973bc

RGB

rgb(57, 115, 188)

HSL

hsl(213.4, 53.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.4, 69.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.7%, 38.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(47.96, 5.44, -43.94)

LCH

lch(47.96, 44.28, 277.06)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.1293, 255.39)

HWB

hwb(213.4, 22.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc8239

Analogous

#39b4bc

#3973bc

#4039bc

Triadic

#3973bc

#bc3973

#73bc39

Split-complementary

#3973bc

#bc4039

#b4bc39

Tetradic

#3973bc

#8239bc

#bc8239

#73bc39

Square

#3973bc

#bc39b4

#bc8239

#39bc40

Shades

Color #3973bc mixed toward black.

#2f609d

#264d7d

#1c395e

#13263f

#09131f

Tints

Color #3973bc mixed toward white.

#558acc

#77a1d6

#99b9e0

#bbd0ea

#dde8f5

Tones

Color #3973bc mixed toward gray.

#4474b1

#4f75a6

#5a779b

#657890

#6f7985

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.35:1

White text reads better on this background (4.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858ae · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#5550aa · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#3ea29f · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3973bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3973bc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3973bc (#3973bc) is rgb(57, 115, 188) in RGB.

No, #3973bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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