Information about #3B6A7D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#3B6A7D falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 106, 125) — 23.1% red, 41.6% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 7 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#3B6A7D is a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wavelength (#3C6886). Slightly further away sit Ming (#36747D) and Blue Ashes (#3B5F78).

The recipe behind #3B6A7D is rgb(59, 106, 125), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. #3B6A7D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3B6A7D color variations

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

#3B6A7D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3B6A7D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3B6A7D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3B6A7D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3B6A7D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #3B6A7D

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

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Thousand Herb Color color link
Thousand Herb Color

#317589

#3B6A7D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B6A7D
  • RGB59, 106, 125
  • CMYK26, 7, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(59, 106, 125)
  • HSL197°, 36%, 36%
  • HSL Precise197.273°, 35.87%, 36.078%
  • HSV197°, 53%, 49%
  • HSB197°, 53%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.416, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.416, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.416, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3B6A7D
  • DECIMAL ID3893885
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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