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#3F596E

#3f596e ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#3f596e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 34.9% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.73% cyan, 19.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 206.81°, with 27.17% saturation and 33.92% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 8.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336666
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Relative luminance0.0933

Complementary

  1. #3f596e
  2. #6e543f

Split complementary

  1. #3f596e
  2. #6e3f41
  3. #6e6b3f

Analogous

  1. #3f6e6b
  2. #3f596e
  3. #3f416e

Triadic

  1. #3f596e
  2. #6e3f59
  3. #596e3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f596e
  2. #543f6e
  3. #6e543f
  4. #596e3f

Square

  1. #3f596e
  2. #6b3f6e
  3. #6e543f
  4. #416e3f

Monochromatic

  1. #070a0d
  2. #23323d
  3. #3f596e
  4. #5b809f
  5. #8aa6bc

Shades

#3f596e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f596e
  2. #395063
  3. #324758
  4. #2c3e4d
  5. #263542
  6. #202d37
  7. #19242c
  8. #131b21
  9. #0d1216
  10. #06090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f596e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f596e
  2. #526a7d
  3. #657a8b
  4. #798b9a
  5. #8c9ba8
  6. #9facb7
  7. #b2bdc5
  8. #c5cdd4
  9. #d9dee2
  10. #eceef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f596e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f596e
  2. #465d70
  3. #4c6172
  4. #536573
  5. #596975
  6. #606d77
  7. #667079
  8. #6d747b
  9. #73787c
  10. #7a7c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50596f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a546e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e5e60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a596f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #46566e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #355c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f596e {
  color: #3f596e;
}
Background
.bg-3f596e {
  background-color: #3f596e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f596e {
  border: 2px solid #3f596e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f596e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 89 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 27% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f596e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f596e, #3f416e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f596e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 89 110 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.02 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.62 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.75 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.84 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.35 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 9.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.64 #c0a691 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#3f596e  rgb(63, 89, 110)  hsl(207, 27%, 34%)  Charcoal
#6e543f  rgb(110, 84, 63)  hsl(27, 27%, 34%)  Coffee
#6e3f59  rgb(110, 63, 89)  hsl(327, 27%, 34%)  Eggplant
#596e3f  rgb(89, 110, 63)  hsl(87, 27%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green