#3973bf

Color #3973bf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.62 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3973bf

RGB

rgb(57, 115, 191)

HSL

hsl(214, 54%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 70.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.2%, 39.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(48.12, 6.53, -45.41)

LCH

lch(48.12, 45.88, 278.18)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.1333, 256.15)

HWB

hwb(214, 22.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8539

Analogous

#39b6bf

#3973bf

#4239bf

Triadic

#3973bf

#bf3973

#73bf39

Split-complementary

#3973bf

#bf4239

#b6bf39

Tetradic

#3973bf

#8539bf

#bf8539

#73bf39

Square

#3973bf

#bf39b6

#bf8539

#39bf42

Shades

Color #3973bf mixed toward black.

#30609f

#264d7f

#1d3a5f

#132640

#0a1320

Tints

Color #3973bf mixed toward white.

#578acd

#78a1d7

#9ab9e1

#bcd0eb

#dde8f5

Tones

Color #3973bf mixed toward gray.

#4474b4

#4f76a9

#5a779d

#667992

#717a87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.38:1

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

#5858b0 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#5550ad · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#3ea4a1 · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3973bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3973bf]

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

#3973bf (#3973bf) is rgb(57, 115, 191) in RGB.

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

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