#3e5a9c

Color #3e5a9c

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.72 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3e5a9c

RGB

rgb(62, 90, 156)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 43.1%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 60.3%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.3%, 42.3%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(39.13, 10.67, -39.16)

LCH

lch(39.13, 40.59, 285.24)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.1118, 265.13)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 24.3%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c803e

Analogous

#3e899c

#3e5a9c

#513e9c

Triadic

#3e5a9c

#9c3e5a

#5a9c3e

Split-complementary

#3e5a9c

#9c513e

#899c3e

Tetradic

#3e5a9c

#803e9c

#9c803e

#5a9c3e

Square

#3e5a9c

#9c3e89

#9c803e

#3e9c51

Shades

Color #3e5a9c mixed toward black.

#344b82

#293c68

#1f2d4e

#151e34

#0a0f1a

Tints

Color #3e5a9c mixed toward white.

#5170ba

#748dc8

#96a9d5

#b9c6e3

#dce2f1

Tones

Color #3e5a9c mixed toward gray.

#465d94

#4e608c

#556384

#5d677d

#656a75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.15:1

White text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c8f · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#4a488c · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#408582 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 21.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3e5a9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e5a9c]

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

#3e5a9c (#3e5a9c) is rgb(62, 90, 156) in RGB.

No, #3e5a9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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