#3e5698

Color #3e5698

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3e5698

RGB

rgb(62, 86, 152)

HSL

hsl(224, 42.1%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 59.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.2%, 43.4%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(37.75, 11.85, -38.97)

LCH

lch(37.75, 40.73, 286.91)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.111, 267.06)

HWB

hwb(224, 24.3%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98803e

Analogous

#3e8398

#3e5698

#533e98

Triadic

#3e5698

#983e56

#56983e

Split-complementary

#3e5698

#98533e

#83983e

Tetradic

#3e5698

#803e98

#98803e

#56983e

Square

#3e5698

#983e83

#98803e

#3e9853

Shades

Color #3e5698 mixed toward black.

#34487f

#293965

#1f2b4c

#151d33

#0a0e19

Tints

Color #3e5698 mixed toward white.

#506cb8

#7389c6

#96a7d4

#b9c4e2

#dce2f1

Tones

Color #3e5698 mixed toward gray.

#465a91

#4d5d89

#556182

#5c647a

#646873

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a8c · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#484688 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#3f817e · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e5698;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e5698]

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

#3e5698 (#3e5698) is rgb(62, 86, 152) in RGB.

No, #3e5698 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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