#3e6caa

Color #3e6caa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3e6caa

RGB

rgb(62, 108, 170)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 46.6%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 63.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.5%, 36.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(45.15, 4.21, -37.9)

LCH

lch(45.15, 38.13, 276.34)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.1106, 256.4)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 24.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa7c3e

Analogous

#3ea2aa

#3e6caa

#463eaa

Triadic

#3e6caa

#aa3e6c

#6caa3e

Split-complementary

#3e6caa

#aa463e

#a2aa3e

Tetradic

#3e6caa

#7c3eaa

#aa7c3e

#6caa3e

Square

#3e6caa

#aa3ea2

#aa7c3e

#3eaa46

Shades

Color #3e6caa mixed toward black.

#345a8e

#294871

#1f3655

#152439

#0a121c

Tints

Color #3e6caa mixed toward white.

#5583c1

#779cce

#99b5da

#bbcee6

#dde6f3

Tones

Color #3e6caa mixed toward gray.

#476da1

#506f98

#59708f

#627186

#6b737d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56569e · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#534f9b · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#419391 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e6caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e6caa]

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

#3e6caa (#3e6caa) is rgb(62, 108, 170) in RGB.

No, #3e6caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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