Information about #3B728C color

#3B728C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B728C falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 114, 140) — 23.1% red, 44.7% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 10 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#3B728C is a pleasantly vivid 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 Calypso (#3D7188). Slightly further away sit Teal Blue (#367588) and Thousand Herb Color (#317589).

The recipe behind #3B728C is rgb(59, 114, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. #3B728C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3B728C color variations

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

#3B728C 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 #3B728C

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

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Norwester color link
Norwester

#48798A

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B728C
  • RGB59, 114, 140
  • CMYK32, 10, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(59, 114, 140)
  • HSL199°, 41%, 39%
  • HSL Precise199.259°, 40.704%, 39.02%
  • HSV199°, 58%, 55%
  • HSB199°, 58%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.447, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.447, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.447, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3B728C
  • DECIMAL ID3895948
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01