#3b5785

Color #3b5785

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.88 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5785

RGB

rgb(59, 87, 133)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 38.5%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 55.6%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 34.6%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(36.82, 3.93, -28.92)

LCH

lch(36.82, 29.19, 277.74)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.0829, 259.92)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 23.1%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85693b

Analogous

#3b7c85

#3b5785

#443b85

Triadic

#3b5785

#853b57

#57853b

Split-complementary

#3b5785

#85443b

#7c853b

Tetradic

#3b5785

#693b85

#85693b

#57853b

Square

#3b5785

#853b7c

#85693b

#3b8544

Shades

Color #3b5785 mixed toward black.

#31486f

#273a59

#1d2b42

#141d2c

#0a0e16

Tints

Color #3b5785 mixed toward white.

#4b6faa

#6c8bbe

#91a8ce

#b6c5de

#dae2ef

Tones

Color #3b5785 mixed toward gray.

#41587f

#475a78

#4d5b72

#545d6c

#5a5e66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.89:1

White text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49497c · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#474579 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#3d7472 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5785;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5785]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3b5785 (#3b5785) is rgb(59, 87, 133) in RGB.

No, #3b5785 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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