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#3F586C

#3f586c ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f586c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 34.51% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.67% cyan, 18.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 206.67°, with 26.32% saturation and 33.53% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.54.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0912

Complementary

  1. #3f586c
  2. #6c533f

Split complementary

  1. #3f586c
  2. #6c3f41
  3. #6c6a3f

Analogous

  1. #3f6c6a
  2. #3f586c
  3. #3f416c

Triadic

  1. #3f586c
  2. #6c3f58
  3. #586c3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f586c
  2. #533f6c
  3. #6c533f
  4. #586c3f

Square

  1. #3f586c
  2. #6a3f6c
  3. #6c533f
  4. #416c3f

Monochromatic

  1. #080a0d
  2. #23313c
  3. #3f586c
  4. #5b7f9c
  5. #8aa5ba

Shades

#3f586c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f586c
  2. #394f61
  3. #324656
  4. #2c3e4c
  5. #263541
  6. #202c36
  7. #19232b
  8. #131a20
  9. #0d1216
  10. #06090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f586c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f586c
  2. #52697b
  3. #657989
  4. #798a98
  5. #8c9ba7
  6. #9facb6
  7. #b2bcc4
  8. #c5cdd3
  9. #d9dee2
  10. #eceef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f586c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f586c
  2. #465c6e
  3. #4c6070
  4. #536472
  5. #596874
  6. #606c76
  7. #667078
  8. #6d747a
  9. #73787c
  10. #7a7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50586d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a536c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2f5d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a586d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46556c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #365b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f586c {
  color: #3f586c;
}
Background
.bg-3f586c {
  background-color: #3f586c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f586c {
  border: 2px solid #3f586c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f586c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 88 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 26% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f586c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f586c, #3f416c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f586c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 88 108 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.54 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.25 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.63 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.72 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.77 #c0a793 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3f586c  rgb(63, 88, 108)  hsl(207, 26%, 34%)  Charcoal
#6c533f  rgb(108, 83, 63)  hsl(27, 26%, 34%)  Coffee
#6c3f58  rgb(108, 63, 88)  hsl(327, 26%, 34%)  Eggplant
#586c3f  rgb(88, 108, 63)  hsl(87, 26%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green