Information about #3F5F8C color

#3F5F8C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3F5F8C falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(63, 95, 140) — 24.7% red, 37.3% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 18 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3F5F8C reads as a moderately toned sky-leaning azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Filmpro Sky Blue (#355D90). Slightly further away sit Wavelength (#3C6886) and Dusky Blue (#475F94).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(63, 95, 140)), which gives #3F5F8C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #3F5F8C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#3F5F8C color variations

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

#3F5F8C 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 #3F5F8C

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

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

Queen Blue color link
Queen Blue

#436B95

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Chinese Blue color link
Chinese Blue

#365194

Calypso color link
Calypso

#3D7188

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Superhero color link
Superhero

#374E88

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3F5F8C
  • RGB63, 95, 140
  • CMYK30, 18, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(63, 95, 140)
  • HSL215°, 38%, 40%
  • HSL Precise215.065°, 37.931%, 39.804%
  • HSV215°, 55%, 55%
  • HSB215°, 55%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.247, 0.373, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.247, 0.373, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.247, 0.373, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID3F5F8C
  • DECIMAL ID4153228
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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