Information about #3C6A80 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3C6A80 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(60, 106, 128) (23.5% red, 41.6% green, 50.2% blue), or CMYK 27 / 9 / 0 / 50 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #3C6A80 reads as a softly balanced steel-blue azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wavelength (#3C6886). Nearby in the Register you will also find Calypso (#3D7188) and Ming (#36747D).

In RGB terms — rgb(60, 106, 128) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #3C6A80 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3C6A80 color variations

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#3C6A80 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 #3C6A80

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

Wavelength color link
Wavelength

#3C6886

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Teal Blue color link
Teal Blue

#367588

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3C6A80
  • RGB60, 106, 128
  • CMYK27, 9, 0, 50
  • HSL199°, 36%, 37%
  • HSL Precise199.412°, 36.17%, 36.863%
  • HSV199°, 53%, 50%
  • HSB199°, 53%, 50%
  • HEX ID3C6A80
  • DECIMAL ID3959424
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
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