#3e517e

Color #3e517e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3e517e

RGB

rgb(62, 81, 126)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 34%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 50.8%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.8%, 35.7%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(34.83, 6.18, -27.73)

LCH

lch(34.83, 28.41, 282.56)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.0783, 265.9)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 24.3%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e6b3e

Analogous

#3e717e

#3e517e

#4b3e7e

Triadic

#3e517e

#7e3e51

#517e3e

Split-complementary

#3e517e

#7e4b3e

#717e3e

Tetradic

#3e517e

#6b3e7e

#7e6b3e

#517e3e

Square

#3e517e

#7e3e71

#7e6b3e

#3e7e4b

Shades

Color #3e517e mixed toward black.

#344469

#293654

#1f293f

#151b2a

#0a0e15

Tints

Color #3e517e mixed toward white.

#5068a2

#6f85b8

#93a3ca

#b7c2dc

#dbe0ed

Tones

Color #3e517e mixed toward gray.

#435379

#495573

#4e586e

#535a69

#595c63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474775 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#464473 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#3f6d6c · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e517e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e517e]

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

#3e517e (#3e517e) is rgb(62, 81, 126) in RGB.

No, #3e517e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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