#3c71cb

Color #3c71cb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3c71cb

RGB

rgb(60, 113, 203)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 57.9%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 70.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.4%, 44.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(48.36, 12.58, -51.91)

LCH

lch(48.36, 53.41, 283.62)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.1507, 260.29)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 23.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb963c

Analogous

#3cb8cb

#3c71cb

#4f3ccb

Triadic

#3c71cb

#cb3c71

#71cb3c

Split-complementary

#3c71cb

#cb4f3c

#b8cb3c

Tetradic

#3c71cb

#963ccb

#cb963c

#71cb3c

Square

#3c71cb

#cb3cb8

#cb963c

#3ccb4f

Shades

Color #3c71cb mixed toward black.

#2e5dad

#254b8b

#1c3868

#122545

#091323

Tints

Color #3c71cb mixed toward white.

#5d89d4

#7da0dc

#9eb8e5

#bed0ee

#dfe7f6

Tones

Color #3c71cb mixed toward gray.

#4874bf

#5477b3

#607aa7

#6c7d9b

#78808f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.42:1

White text reads better on this background (4.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858ba · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#5550b6 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#40aca8 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c71cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c71cb]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3c71cb (#3c71cb) is rgb(60, 113, 203) in RGB.

No, #3c71cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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