Information about #3870FF color

#3870FF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3870FF falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(56, 112, 255) — 22% red, 43.9% green, 100% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 78 / 56 / 0 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid steel-blue azure, #3870FF appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blue Ribbon (#306EFF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lightish Blue (#3D7AFD) and Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5).

The recipe behind #3870FF is rgb(56, 112, 255), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #3870FF: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3870FF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3870FF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3870FF 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 #3870FF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3870FF
  • RGB56, 112, 255
  • CMYK78, 56, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(56, 112, 255)
  • HSL223°, 100%, 61%
  • HSL Precise223.116°, 100%, 60.98%
  • HSV223°, 78%, 100%
  • HSB223°, 78%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.439, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.439, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.439, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID3870FF
  • DECIMAL ID3698943
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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