Information about #3C7ACD color

#3C7ACD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3C7ACD is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(60, 122, 205) — 23.5% red, 47.8% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 57 / 33 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#3C7ACD presents itself as a pleasantly vivid azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Windows Blue (#357EC7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Skydiver (#4677C8) and Marge Hair Blue (#4872D3).

In RGB terms — rgb(60, 122, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3C7ACD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3C7ACD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3C7ACD color variations

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#3C7ACD 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 #3C7ACD

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

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

Han Blue color link
Han Blue

#446CCF

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Onetta Blue color link
Onetta Blue

#4070B8

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Kasper Blue color link
Kasper Blue

#4072B7

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C7ACD
  • RGB60, 122, 205
  • CMYK57, 33, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(60, 122, 205)
  • HSL214°, 59%, 52%
  • HSL Precise214.345°, 59.184%, 51.961%
  • HSV214°, 71%, 80%
  • HSB214°, 71%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.478, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.478, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.478, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3C7ACD
  • DECIMAL ID3963597
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01