Information about #3B2D8C color

#3B2D8C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B2D8C falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 45, 140) — 23.1% red, 17.6% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 37 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3B2D8C reads as a clearly saturated deep-sea blue and 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 a near neighbor of Cosmic Cobalt (#2E2D88). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Minsk (#3F307F) and Kudos (#353A8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(59, 45, 140) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3B2D8C: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. #3B2D8C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#3B2D8C color variations

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

#3B2D8C 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 #3B2D8C

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B2D8C
  • RGB59, 45, 140
  • CMYK32, 37, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(59, 45, 140)
  • HSL249°, 51%, 36%
  • HSL Precise248.842°, 51.351%, 36.275%
  • HSV249°, 68%, 55%
  • HSB249°, 68%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.176, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.176, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.176, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3B2D8C
  • DECIMAL ID3878284
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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