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#3B4A5E

#3b4a5e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3b4a5e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 29.02% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.23% cyan, 21.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 22.88% saturation and 30% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0664

Complementary

  1. #3b4a5e
  2. #5e4f3b

Split complementary

  1. #3b4a5e
  2. #5e3d3b
  3. #5c5e3b

Analogous

  1. #3b5c5e
  2. #3b4a5e
  3. #3d3b5e

Triadic

  1. #3b4a5e
  2. #5e3b4a
  3. #4a5e3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b4a5e
  2. #4f3b5e
  3. #5e4f3b
  4. #4a5e3b

Square

  1. #3b4a5e
  2. #5e3b5c
  3. #5e4f3b
  4. #3b5e3d

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0d
  2. #1d252f
  3. #3b4a5e
  4. #586f8d
  5. #8296b0

Shades

#3b4a5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b4a5e
  2. #354355
  3. #2f3b4b
  4. #293442
  5. #232c38
  6. #1e252f
  7. #181e26
  8. #12161c
  9. #0c0f13
  10. #060709
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b4a5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b4a5e
  2. #4f5c6e
  3. #626e7e
  4. #76808e
  5. #89929e
  6. #9da5af
  7. #b1b7bf
  8. #c4c9cf
  9. #d8dbdf
  10. #ebedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b4a5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b4a5e
  2. #424f61
  3. #495565
  4. #505a68
  5. #57606c
  6. #5e656f
  7. #646a72
  8. #6b7076
  9. #727579
  10. #797b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444952 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #434b5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f475e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #304e51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #404a5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d485e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #354d56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b4a5e {
  color: #3b4a5e;
}
Background
.bg-3b4a5e {
  background-color: #3b4a5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b4a5e {
  border: 2px solid #3b4a5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b4a5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 74 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 23% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b4a5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b4a5e, #3d3b5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b4a5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 74 94 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.70 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.12 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.34 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.39 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.39 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.90 #353839 Onyx ΔE 11.14 #c4b5a1 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3b4a5e  rgb(59, 74, 94)  hsl(214, 23%, 30%)  Charcoal
#5e4f3b  rgb(94, 79, 59)  hsl(34, 23%, 30%)  Umber
#5e3b4a  rgb(94, 59, 74)  hsl(334, 23%, 30%)  Eggplant
#4a5e3b  rgb(74, 94, 59)  hsl(94, 23%, 30%)  Hunter Green