#3b548e

Color #3b548e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3b548e

RGB

rgb(59, 84, 142)

HSL

hsl(221.9, 41.3%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.9, 58.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.5%, 40.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(36.41, 8.99, -35.05)

LCH

lch(36.41, 36.18, 284.39)

OKLCH

oklch(45.5%, 0.0999, 265.12)

HWB

hwb(221.9, 23.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e753b

Analogous

#3b7e8e

#3b548e

#4b3b8e

Triadic

#3b548e

#8e3b54

#548e3b

Split-complementary

#3b548e

#8e4b3b

#7e8e3b

Tetradic

#3b548e

#753b8e

#8e753b

#548e3b

Square

#3b548e

#8e3b7e

#8e753b

#3b8e4b

Shades

Color #3b548e mixed toward black.

#314676

#27385f

#1d2a47

#141c2f

#0a0e18

Tints

Color #3b548e mixed toward white.

#4a6ab2

#6d87c3

#92a5d2

#b6c3e1

#dbe1f0

Tones

Color #3b548e mixed toward gray.

#425787

#495980

#505c79

#575f72

#5e626b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474783 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#464480 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#3d7977 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b548e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b548e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3b548e (#3b548e) is rgb(59, 84, 142) in RGB.

No, #3b548e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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