Information about #3494CB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#3494CB falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(52, 148, 203) — 20.4% red, 58% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 59 / 22 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3494CB reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Ivy (#3090C7). Slightly further away sit Peacock (#33A1C9) and Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1).

The recipe behind #3494CB is rgb(52, 148, 203), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3494CB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3494CB color variations

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#3494CB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3494CB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Douban Blue color link
Douban Blue

#2496CD

Curious Blue color link
Curious Blue

#2596D1

Tufts Blue color link
Tufts Blue

#3E8EDE

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Freefall color link
Freefall

#1D95C9

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

#3494CB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3494CB
  • RGB52, 148, 203
  • CMYK59, 22, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(52, 148, 203)
  • HSL202°, 59%, 50%
  • HSL Precise201.854°, 59.216%, 50%
  • HSV202°, 74%, 80%
  • HSB202°, 74%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.204, 0.580, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.204, 0.580, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.204, 0.580, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3494CB
  • DECIMAL ID3445963
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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