#3a5b8a

Color #3a5b8a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.03 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3a5b8a

RGB

rgb(58, 91, 138)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 40.8%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 58%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(58%, 34.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(38.23, 2.87, -29.75)

LCH

lch(38.23, 29.89, 275.51)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0861, 257.32)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 22.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a693a

Analogous

#3a838a

#3a5b8a

#413a8a

Triadic

#3a5b8a

#8a3a5b

#5b8a3a

Split-complementary

#3a5b8a

#8a413a

#838a3a

Tetradic

#3a5b8a

#693a8a

#8a693a

#5b8a3a

Square

#3a5b8a

#8a3a83

#8a693a

#3a8a41

Shades

Color #3a5b8a mixed toward black.

#304c73

#273d5c

#1d2d45

#131e2e

#0a0f17

Tints

Color #3a5b8a mixed toward white.

#4973af

#6c8fc1

#90abd1

#b5c7e0

#dae3f0

Tones

Color #3a5b8a mixed toward gray.

#415c83

#475d7d

#4e5e76

#55606f

#5b6169

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4b81 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#48467e · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#3c7877 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a5b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a5b8a]

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

#3a5b8a (#3a5b8a) is rgb(58, 91, 138) in RGB.

No, #3a5b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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