#3b5db5

Color #3b5db5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.1 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5db5

RGB

rgb(59, 93, 181)

HSL

hsl(223.3, 50.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.3, 67.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(41.36, 17.15, -50.4)

LCH

lch(41.36, 53.24, 288.79)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.1448, 265.56)

HWB

hwb(223.3, 23.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5933b

Analogous

#3b9ab5

#3b5db5

#563bb5

Triadic

#3b5db5

#b53b5d

#5db53b

Split-complementary

#3b5db5

#b5563b

#9ab53b

Tetradic

#3b5db5

#933bb5

#b5933b

#5db53b

Square

#3b5db5

#b53b9a

#b5933b

#3bb556

Shades

Color #3b5db5 mixed toward black.

#314e97

#273e79

#1e2f5b

#141f3c

#0a101e

Tints

Color #3b5db5 mixed toward white.

#5575c8

#7791d3

#99acde

#bbc8e9

#dde3f4

Tones

Color #3b5db5 mixed toward gray.

#4562ab

#4f66a1

#5a6b97

#646f8c

#6e7482

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.42:1

White text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4ca5 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#4a47a1 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#3d9794 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5db5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5db5]

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

#3b5db5 (#3b5db5) is rgb(59, 93, 181) in RGB.

No, #3b5db5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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