#3a659d

Color #3a659d

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.87 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3a659d

RGB

rgb(58, 101, 157)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 46%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 63.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(42.22, 3.22, -34.88)

LCH

lch(42.22, 35.03, 275.27)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.102, 255.69)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 22.7%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d723a

Analogous

#3a979d

#3a659d

#413a9d

Triadic

#3a659d

#9d3a65

#659d3a

Split-complementary

#3a659d

#9d413a

#979d3a

Tetradic

#3a659d

#723a9d

#9d723a

#659d3a

Square

#3a659d

#9d3a97

#9d723a

#3a9d41

Shades

Color #3a659d mixed toward black.

#305483

#274369

#1d334f

#132234

#0a111a

Tints

Color #3a659d mixed toward white.

#4c7dbd

#7097ca

#93b1d7

#b7cbe4

#dbe5f2

Tones

Color #3a659d mixed toward gray.

#426695

#4b678d

#536884

#5b697c

#636b74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.53:1

White text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505092 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#4e4a8f · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#3d8886 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a659d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a659d]

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

#3a659d (#3a659d) is rgb(58, 101, 157) in RGB.

No, #3a659d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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