#3a5a98

Color #3a5a98

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.35 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3a5a98

RGB

rgb(58, 90, 152)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 44.8%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 61.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.8%, 40.8%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(38.69, 8.43, -37.48)

LCH

lch(38.69, 38.42, 282.68)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.1074, 262.41)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 22.7%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98783a

Analogous

#3a8998

#3a5a98

#493a98

Triadic

#3a5a98

#983a5a

#5a983a

Split-complementary

#3a5a98

#98493a

#89983a

Tetradic

#3a5a98

#783a98

#98783a

#5a983a

Square

#3a5a98

#983a89

#98783a

#3a9849

Shades

Color #3a5a98 mixed toward black.

#304b7f

#273c65

#1d2d4c

#131e33

#0a0f19

Tints

Color #3a5a98 mixed toward white.

#4a70ba

#6e8dc8

#92a9d6

#b7c6e3

#dbe2f1

Tones

Color #3a5a98 mixed toward gray.

#425d90

#4a5f88

#526281

#596479

#616771

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a8c · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#484589 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#3c827f · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a5a98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a5a98]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3a5a98 (#3a5a98) is rgb(58, 90, 152) in RGB.

No, #3a5a98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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