#3b497d

Color #3b497d

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.14 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3b497d

RGB

rgb(59, 73, 125)

HSL

hsl(227.3, 35.9%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.3, 52.8%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.8%, 41.6%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(32.2, 10.31, -31.27)

LCH

lch(32.2, 32.93, 288.25)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0885, 270.84)

HWB

hwb(227.3, 23.1%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d6f3b

Analogous

#3b6a7d

#3b497d

#4e3b7d

Triadic

#3b497d

#7d3b49

#497d3b

Split-complementary

#3b497d

#7d4e3b

#6a7d3b

Tetradic

#3b497d

#6f3b7d

#7d6f3b

#497d3b

Square

#3b497d

#7d3b6a

#7d6f3b

#3b7d4e

Shades

Color #3b497d mixed toward black.

#313d68

#273153

#1e243f

#14182a

#0a0c15

Tints

Color #3b497d mixed toward white.

#4c5fa2

#6b7cb9

#909dcb

#b5bddc

#dadeee

Tones

Color #3b497d mixed toward gray.

#414c78

#464f72

#4c536d

#515667

#575962

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.44:1

White text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414273 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#414070 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#3c6a68 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b497d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b497d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#3b497d (#3b497d) is rgb(59, 73, 125) in RGB.

No, #3b497d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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