Information about #3B5868 color

#3B5868 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B5868 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(59, 88, 104) — 23.1% red, 34.5% green, 40.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 6 / 0 / 59. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned sky-leaning azure, #3B5868 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 almost identical to Undercurrent (#365C6C). Slightly further away sit San Juan (#445761) and Dalek (#475769).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(59, 88, 104)), which gives #3B5868 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3B5868 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3B5868 color variations

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

#3B5868 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 #3B5868

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

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Timekeeper color link
Timekeeper

#41595A

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B5868
  • RGB59, 88, 104
  • CMYK18, 6, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(59, 88, 104)
  • HSL201°, 28%, 32%
  • HSL Precise201.333°, 27.607%, 31.961%
  • HSV201°, 43%, 41%
  • HSB201°, 43%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.345, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.345, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.345, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3B5868
  • DECIMAL ID3889256
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01