Information about #3B6188 color

#3B6188 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B6188 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 97, 136) — 23.1% red, 38% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 15 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3B6188 is a softly balanced azure that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wavelength (#3C6886). Nearby in the Register you will also find Filmpro Sky Blue (#355D90) and Ugly Blue (#31668A).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(59, 97, 136)), which gives #3B6188 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #3B6188 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3B6188 color variations

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#3B6188 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 #3B6188

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

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B6188
  • RGB59, 97, 136
  • CMYK30, 15, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(59, 97, 136)
  • HSL210°, 39%, 38%
  • HSL Precise210.39°, 39.487%, 38.235%
  • HSV210°, 57%, 53%
  • HSB210°, 57%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.380, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.380, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.380, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3B6188
  • DECIMAL ID3891592
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01