#3c78cc

Color #3c78cc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3c78cc

RGB

rgb(60, 120, 204)

HSL

hsl(215, 58.5%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 70.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.6%, 41.2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(50.39, 8.59, -49.23)

LCH

lch(50.39, 49.97, 279.9)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.144, 257.32)

HWB

hwb(215, 23.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc903c

Analogous

#3cc0cc

#3c78cc

#483ccc

Triadic

#3c78cc

#cc3c78

#78cc3c

Split-complementary

#3c78cc

#cc483c

#c0cc3c

Tetradic

#3c78cc

#903ccc

#cc903c

#78cc3c

Square

#3c78cc

#cc3cc0

#cc903c

#3ccc48

Shades

Color #3c78cc mixed toward black.

#2e63ae

#254f8c

#1b3c69

#122846

#091423

Tints

Color #3c78cc mixed toward white.

#5d8fd4

#7da5dd

#9ebce5

#bed2ee

#dfe9f6

Tones

Color #3c78cc mixed toward gray.

#487ac0

#547cb4

#607ea8

#6c809c

#788290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.75:1

Black 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

#5c5cbc · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#5854b8 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#41aeab · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c78cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c78cc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3c78cc (#3c78cc) is rgb(60, 120, 204) in RGB.

No, #3c78cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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