Information about #3F8DCD color

#3F8DCD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #3F8DCD is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(63, 141, 205) — 24.7% red, 55.3% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 56 / 25 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated sky-leaning azure, #3F8DCD 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 near neighbor of Silk Blue (#488AC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Celestial Blue (#4997D0) and Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1).

The recipe behind #3F8DCD is rgb(63, 141, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3F8DCD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.6:1. No one has named #3F8DCD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#3F8DCD color variations

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

#3F8DCD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#66A4D7

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#8CBBE1

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#B2D1EB

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#D8E8F5

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White

#FFFFFF

#3F8DCD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#2C72AB

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#215580

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#163955

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#0B1C2A

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Black

#000000

#3F8DCD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#4C8BBE

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#5888AF

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#65859F

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#72828F

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Grey

#808080

#3F8DCD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#9C40CD

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#6340CD

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#4055CD

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#3F8DCD

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#40C6CD

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#40CD9C

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#40CD63

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#3F8DCD 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
#3F8DCD
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#CE8040
#CE8040

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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
#3F8DCD
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#CEC740
#CEC740

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#CE4048
#CE4048

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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
#4048CE
#4048CE

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#3F8DCD
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#40CEC7
#40CEC7

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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
#3F8DCD
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#CE408E
#CE408E

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#8ECE40
#8ECE40

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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
#3F8DCD
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#8040CE
#8040CE

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#CE8040
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#8ECE40
#8ECE40

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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
#3F8DCD
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#C740CE
#C740CE

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#CE8040
#CE8040

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#48CE40
#48CE40

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Nearest named colors to #3F8DCD

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

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Tufts Blue color link
Tufts Blue

#3E8EDE

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Titans Blue color link
Titans Blue

#4B92DB

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Skydiver color link
Skydiver

#4677C8

#3F8DCD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3F8DCD
  • RGB63, 141, 205
  • CMYK56, 25, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(63, 141, 205)
  • HSL207°, 59%, 53%
  • HSL Precise207.042°, 58.678%, 52.549%
  • HSV207°, 69%, 80%
  • HSB207°, 69%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • GLSLvec3(0.247, 0.553, 0.804)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.247, 0.553, 0.804, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.247, 0.553, 0.804)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3F8DCD
  • DECIMAL ID4165069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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