#3b5499

Color #3b5499

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.63 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5499

RGB

rgb(59, 84, 153)

HSL

hsl(224, 44.3%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 61.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.4%, 45.1%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(37.06, 12.89, -40.67)

LCH

lch(37.06, 42.66, 287.59)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.1162, 266.84)

HWB

hwb(224, 23.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99803b

Analogous

#3b8399

#3b5499

#513b99

Triadic

#3b5499

#993b54

#54993b

Split-complementary

#3b5499

#99513b

#83993b

Tetradic

#3b5499

#803b99

#99803b

#54993b

Square

#3b5499

#993b83

#99803b

#3b9951

Shades

Color #3b5499 mixed toward black.

#314680

#273866

#1e2a4d

#141c33

#0a0e1a

Tints

Color #3b5499 mixed toward white.

#4c69ba

#7087c8

#94a5d6

#b7c3e3

#dbe1f1

Tones

Color #3b5499 mixed toward gray.

#435891

#4b5b89

#535f82

#5a637a

#626672

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47478c · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#464489 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#3d817e · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5499;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5499]

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

#3b5499 (#3b5499) is rgb(59, 84, 153) in RGB.

No, #3b5499 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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