Information about #3E5A79 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #3E5A79 holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 practically indistinguishable from Blue Ashes (#3B5F78). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Matisse (#365C7D) and Chambray (#475877).
The recipe behind #3E5A79 is rgb(62, 90, 121), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3E5A79 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#3E5A79 color variations
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#3E5A79 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3E5A79 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3E5A79 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3E5A79 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3E5A79 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 #3E5A79 color
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Nearest named colors to #3E5A79
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3B5F78
#365C7D
#475877
#3D4D78
#3E4C7A
#424F71
#32527B
#4C567C
#365C6C
#305C71
#47526E
#454C73
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3E5A79
- RGB62, 90, 121
- CMYK23, 12, 0, 53
- CSSrgb(62, 90, 121)
- HSL212°, 32%, 36%
- HSL Precise211.525°, 32.24%, 35.882%
- HSV212°, 49%, 47%
- HSB212°, 49%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.353, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.353, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.353, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID3E5A79
- DECIMAL ID4086393
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
