Information about #3997BF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3997BF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(57, 151, 191) — 22.4% red, 59.2% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 16 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #3997BF carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1). Slightly further away sit Boston Blue (#3B91B4) and Homebox Blue (#36A2B9).

The recipe behind #3997BF is rgb(57, 151, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3997BF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3997BF color variations

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

#3997BF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3997BF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3997BF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3997BF 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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#3997BF 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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#C0A539
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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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#C03998
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#98C039
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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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#C06239
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Nearest named colors to #3997BF

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

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Homebox Blue color link
Homebox Blue

#36A2B9

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Moonstone color link
Moonstone

#3AA8C1

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

#3997BF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3997BF
  • RGB57, 151, 191
  • CMYK53, 16, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(57, 151, 191)
  • HSL198°, 54%, 49%
  • HSL Precise197.91°, 54.032%, 48.627%
  • HSV198°, 70%, 75%
  • HSB198°, 70%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.224, 0.592, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.224, 0.592, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.224, 0.592, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3997BF
  • DECIMAL ID3774399
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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