Information about #3B87BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3B87BA is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 135, 186) — 23.1% red, 52.9% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 50 / 20 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored azure, #3B87BA feels open and friendly. 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 Sports Star (#3D85B8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1) and Boston Blue (#3B91B4).

In RGB terms — rgb(59, 135, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3B87BA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3B87BA color variations

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

#3B87BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3B87BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3B87BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3B87BA 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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#3B87BA 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #3B87BA

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

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

#3B87BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B87BA
  • RGB59, 135, 186
  • CMYK50, 20, 0, 27
  • HSL204°, 52%, 48%
  • HSL Precise204.094°, 51.837%, 48.039%
  • HSV204°, 68%, 73%
  • HSB204°, 68%, 73%
  • HEX ID3B87BA
  • DECIMAL ID3901370
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
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