#3f6fae

Color #3f6fae

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.91 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3f6fae

RGB

rgb(63, 111, 174)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 46.8%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 63.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.8%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(46.28, 3.94, -38.45)

LCH

lch(46.28, 38.65, 275.85)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.1124, 255.89)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 24.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae7e3f

Analogous

#3fa6ae

#3f6fae

#473fae

Triadic

#3f6fae

#ae3f6f

#6fae3f

Split-complementary

#3f6fae

#ae473f

#a6ae3f

Tetradic

#3f6fae

#7e3fae

#ae7e3f

#6fae3f

Square

#3f6fae

#ae3fa6

#ae7e3f

#3fae47

Shades

Color #3f6fae mixed toward black.

#355c91

#2a4a74

#203757

#15253a

#0b121d

Tints

Color #3f6fae mixed toward white.

#5886c3

#799ecf

#9bb6db

#bccfe7

#dee7f3

Tones

Color #3f6fae mixed toward gray.

#4870a5

#52729c

#5b7392

#647489

#6d7580

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.1:1

White text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5858a2 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#55519e · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#429794 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3f6fae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3f6fae]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3f6fae (#3f6fae) is rgb(63, 111, 174) in RGB.

No, #3f6fae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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