Information about #3B5872 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#3B5872 presents itself as a moderately toned steel-blue azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Undercurrent (#365C6C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Ashes (#3B5F78) and Quayside (#424F71).
In RGB terms — rgb(59, 88, 114) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3B5872 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. No one has named #3B5872 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#3B5872 color variations
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#3B5872 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3B5872 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3B5872 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3B5872 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3B5872 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 #3B5872 color
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Nearest named colors to #3B5872
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#365C6C
#3B5F78
#424F71
#305C71
#3D4D78
#365C7D
#475877
#47526E
#32527B
#3E4C7A
#2D5877
#475769
#3B5872 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3B5872
- RGB59, 88, 114
- CMYK22, 10, 0, 55
- CSSrgb(59, 88, 114)
- HSL208°, 32%, 34%
- HSL Precise208.364°, 31.792%, 33.922%
- HSV208°, 48%, 45%
- HSB208°, 48%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
- GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.345, 0.447)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.345, 0.447, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.345, 0.447)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID3B5872
- DECIMAL ID3889266
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
