#3e79bd

Color #3e79bd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3e79bd

RGB

rgb(62, 121, 189)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 50.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 67.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.2%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(49.94, 2.93, -41.35)

LCH

lch(49.94, 41.45, 274.05)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.1224, 253.53)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 24.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd823e

Analogous

#3eb8bd

#3e79bd

#423ebd

Triadic

#3e79bd

#bd3e79

#79bd3e

Split-complementary

#3e79bd

#bd423e

#b8bd3e

Tetradic

#3e79bd

#823ebd

#bd823e

#79bd3e

Square

#3e79bd

#bd3eb8

#bd823e

#3ebd42

Shades

Color #3e79bd mixed toward black.

#34659d

#29517e

#1f3d5e

#15283f

#0a141f

Tints

Color #3e79bd mixed toward white.

#5c8fca

#7da6d4

#9dbcdf

#bed2ea

#dee9f4

Tones

Color #3e79bd mixed toward gray.

#497ab2

#537aa8

#5e7b9d

#687c93

#737d88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5eb0 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#5a55ac · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#43a4a1 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e79bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e79bd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3e79bd (#3e79bd) is rgb(62, 121, 189) in RGB.

No, #3e79bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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