Information about #3B536B color

#3B536B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B536B falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(59, 83, 107) — 23.1% red, 32.5% green, 42% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 9 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3B536B presents itself as a moderately toned steel-blue azure — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Quayside (#424F71). Slightly further away sit Undercurrent (#365C6C) and East Bay (#47526E).

In RGB terms — rgb(59, 83, 107) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3B536B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3B536B color variations

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#3B536B 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 #3B536B

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

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Undercurrent color link
Undercurrent

#365C6C

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

San Juan color link
San Juan

#445761

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Takaka color link
Takaka

#3D4D78

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Super Sonic color link
Super Sonic

#374467

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B536B
  • RGB59, 83, 107
  • CMYK19, 9, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(59, 83, 107)
  • HSL210°, 29%, 33%
  • HSL Precise210°, 28.916%, 32.549%
  • HSV210°, 45%, 42%
  • HSB210°, 45%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.325, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.325, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.325, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3B536B
  • DECIMAL ID3887979
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01