Information about #3B5159 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#3B5159 presents itself as a softly toned steel-blue azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Explorer (#374E59). Slightly further away sit Jetsetter (#40505A) and Ivanhoe (#3B4C57).
The recipe behind #3B5159 is rgb(59, 81, 89), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3B5159: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#3B5159 color variations
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#3B5159 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3B5159 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3B5159 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3B5159 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3B5159 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #3B5159 color
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Nearest named colors to #3B5159
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#374E59
#40505A
#3B4C57
#395555
#424E59
#425459
#414E54
#344D56
#3A4859
#3D4B52
#3D4C51
#41595A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3B5159
- RGB59, 81, 89
- CMYK12, 3, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(59, 81, 89)
- HSL196°, 20%, 29%
- HSL Precise196°, 20.27%, 29.02%
- HSV196°, 34%, 35%
- HSB196°, 34%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.318, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.318, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.318, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID3B5159
- DECIMAL ID3887449
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
