Information about #3C5966 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #3C5966 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Undercurrent (#365C6C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are San Juan (#445761) and Dalek (#475769).
The recipe behind #3C5966 is rgb(60, 89, 102), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3C5966: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3C5966 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#3C5966 color variations
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#3C5966 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3C5966 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3C5966 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3C5966 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3C5966 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 #3C5966 color
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Nearest named colors to #3C5966
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#365C6C
#445761
#475769
#305563
#41595A
#425959
#425459
#47526E
#2F6168
#4A556B
#40505A
#4B5A62
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3C5966
- RGB60, 89, 102
- CMYK16, 5, 0, 60
- CSSrgb(60, 89, 102)
- HSL199°, 26%, 32%
- HSL Precise198.571°, 25.926%, 31.765%
- HSV199°, 41%, 40%
- HSB199°, 41%, 40%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
- GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.349, 0.400)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.349, 0.400, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.349, 0.400)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID3C5966
- DECIMAL ID3955046
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
