Information about #3B6473 color

#3B6473 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3B6473 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 100, 115) — 23.1% red, 39.2% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 6 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#3B6473 presents itself as a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Ashes (#3B5F78). Nearby in the Register you will also find Boomtown (#346672) and Undercurrent (#365C6C).

The recipe behind #3B6473 is rgb(59, 100, 115), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3B6473 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3B6473 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3B6473 color variations

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

#3B6473 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 #3B6473

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

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B6473
  • RGB59, 100, 115
  • CMYK22, 6, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(59, 100, 115)
  • HSL196°, 32%, 34%
  • HSL Precise196.071°, 32.184%, 34.118%
  • HSV196°, 49%, 45%
  • HSB196°, 49%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.392, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.392, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.392, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3B6473
  • DECIMAL ID3892339
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01