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#3D596F

#3d596f ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3d596f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 34.9% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.05% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 206.4°, with 29.07% saturation and 33.73% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.23.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0928

Complementary

  1. #3d596f
  2. #6f533d

Split complementary

  1. #3d596f
  2. #6f3d40
  3. #6f6c3d

Analogous

  1. #3d6f6c
  2. #3d596f
  3. #3d406f

Triadic

  1. #3d596f
  2. #6f3d59
  3. #596f3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d596f
  2. #533d6f
  3. #6f533d
  4. #596f3d

Square

  1. #3d596f
  2. #6c3d6f
  3. #6f533d
  4. #406f3d

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0d
  2. #22313e
  3. #3d596f
  4. #5881a0
  5. #88a6bd

Shades

#3d596f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d596f
  2. #375064
  3. #314759
  4. #2b3e4e
  5. #253543
  6. #1f2d38
  7. #18242c
  8. #121b21
  9. #0c1216
  10. #06090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d596f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d596f
  2. #506a7d
  3. #647a8c
  4. #778b9a
  5. #8b9ba9
  6. #9eacb7
  7. #b1bdc5
  8. #c5cdd4
  9. #d8dee2
  10. #eceef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d596f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d596f
  2. #445d71
  3. #4a6172
  4. #516574
  5. #586976
  6. #5f6d78
  7. #657079
  8. #6c747b
  9. #73787d
  10. #797c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #505970 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #49546f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #295e60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #495970 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #45566f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #325c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d596f {
  color: #3d596f;
}
Background
.bg-3d596f {
  background-color: #3d596f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3d596f {
  border: 2px solid #3d596f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d596f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 89 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 29% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d596f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d596f, #3d406f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d596f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 89 111 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.23 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.25 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.57 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.38 #c2a690 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3d596f  rgb(61, 89, 111)  hsl(206, 29%, 34%)  Charcoal
#6f533d  rgb(111, 83, 61)  hsl(26, 29%, 34%)  Coffee
#6f3d59  rgb(111, 61, 89)  hsl(326, 29%, 34%)  Eggplant
#596f3d  rgb(89, 111, 61)  hsl(86, 29%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green