#3b6bc9

Color #3b6bc9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 15.85 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3b6bc9

RGB

rgb(59, 107, 201)

HSL

hsl(219.7, 56.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.7, 70.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.6%, 46.8%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(46.53, 15.48, -53.71)

LCH

lch(46.53, 55.9, 286.08)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.1553, 262.19)

HWB

hwb(219.7, 23.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9993b

Analogous

#3bb2c9

#3b6bc9

#523bc9

Triadic

#3b6bc9

#c93b6b

#6bc93b

Split-complementary

#3b6bc9

#c9523b

#b2c93b

Tetradic

#3b6bc9

#993bc9

#c9993b

#6bc93b

Square

#3b6bc9

#c93bb2

#c9993b

#3bc952

Shades

Color #3b6bc9 mixed toward black.

#2f58aa

#254788

#1c3566

#132344

#091222

Tints

Color #3b6bc9 mixed toward white.

#5c84d2

#7c9cdb

#9db5e4

#beceed

#dee6f6

Tones

Color #3b6bc9 mixed toward gray.

#476fbd

#5373b1

#5f77a6

#6a7a9a

#767e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.13:1

White text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5454b8 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#514db3 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#3ea9a5 · ΔE 34.4

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b6bc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b6bc9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3b6bc9 (#3b6bc9) is rgb(59, 107, 201) in RGB.

No, #3b6bc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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