#3e5178

Color #3e5178

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#3e5178

RGB

rgb(62, 81, 120)

HSL

hsl(220.3, 31.9%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.3, 48.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.3%, 32.5%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(34.53, 4.2, -24.49)

LCH

lch(34.53, 24.85, 279.73)

OKLCH

oklch(43.7%, 0.0691, 263.93)

HWB

hwb(220.3, 24.3%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78653e

Analogous

#3e6e78

#3e5178

#483e78

Triadic

#3e5178

#783e51

#51783e

Split-complementary

#3e5178

#78483e

#6e783e

Tetradic

#3e5178

#653e78

#78653e

#51783e

Square

#3e5178

#783e6e

#78653e

#3e7848

Shades

Color #3e5178 mixed toward black.

#344464

#293650

#1f293c

#151b28

#0a0e14

Tints

Color #3e5178 mixed toward white.

#51699c

#6f86b5

#93a4c7

#b7c2da

#dbe1ec

Tones

Color #3e5178 mixed toward gray.

#435373

#48546e

#4d566a

#515865

#565960

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.65:1

White text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474770 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#46446e · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#3f6968 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 16.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e5178;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e5178]

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

#3e5178 (#3e5178) is rgb(62, 81, 120) in RGB.

No, #3e5178 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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