Information about #3B6588 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #3B6588 reads as a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wavelength (#3C6886). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ugly Blue (#31668A) and Calypso (#3D7188).
The recipe behind #3B6588 is rgb(59, 101, 136), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3B6588 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3B6588 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#3B6588 color variations
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#3B6588 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3B6588 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3B6588 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3B6588 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3B6588 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 #3B6588 color
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Nearest named colors to #3B6588
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3C6886
#31668A
#3D7188
#355D90
#365C7D
#436B95
#367588
#2B688D
#2E5A88
#3B5F78
#475F94
#4C6B88
#3B6588 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3B6588
- RGB59, 101, 136
- CMYK30, 14, 0, 47
- CSSrgb(59, 101, 136)
- HSL207°, 39%, 38%
- HSL Precise207.273°, 39.487%, 38.235%
- HSV207°, 57%, 53%
- HSB207°, 57%, 53%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
- GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.396, 0.533)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.396, 0.533, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.396, 0.533)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID3B6588
- DECIMAL ID3892616
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
