Information about #3E557E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3E557E is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(62, 85, 126) — 24.3% red, 33.3% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 16 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated sky-leaning azure, #3E557E sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Magik (#3E4C7A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Takaka (#3D4D78) and Matisse (#365C7D).

The recipe behind #3E557E is rgb(62, 85, 126), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3E557E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3E557E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3E557E color variations

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#3E557E 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 #3E557E

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

Magik color link
Magik

#3E4C7A

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3E557E
  • RGB62, 85, 126
  • CMYK25, 16, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(62, 85, 126)
  • HSL218°, 34%, 37%
  • HSL Precise218.438°, 34.043%, 36.863%
  • HSV218°, 51%, 49%
  • HSB218°, 51%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.333, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.333, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.333, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3E557E
  • DECIMAL ID4085118
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01