#3972AC Hex Color

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Color Name

Bice Blue*

Hex Color Code

#3972AC

RGB Color Code

RGB(57, 114, 172)

CMYK Values*

66.9%, 33.7%, 0.0%, 32.5%

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#3972AC hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 3972AC?

The RGB color code for color number #3972AC is RGB(57, 114, 172). In the RGB color model, #3972AC has a red value of 57, a green value of 114, and a blue value of 172. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 66.9% cyan, 33.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 210.3° (degrees), 50.2 % saturation, and 44.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #3972AC has a hue of 210.3° (degrees), 66.9 % saturation and 67.5 % brightness/value.

Color 3972AC is cool or warm?

Color 3972AC is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #3972AC? (For interior and product design)

3972AC has an LRV of nearly 15.9. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#3972AC

LRV 15.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 15.9 of #3972AC with dark and light color

Is #3972AC Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 3972AC meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #3972AC color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #3972AC

Hex triplet: #3972AC
Red: 39
Green: 72
Blue: AC

RGBA / RGB rgb(57, 114, 172)

Red: 57 (22.4%)
Green: 114 (44.7%)
Blue: 172 (67.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 66.86%
Magenta: 33.72%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 32.55%

HSL hsl(210.26deg, 50.2 %, 44.9 %)

Hue: 210.26°
Saturation: 50.22 %
Lightness: 44.90 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 210.26°
Saturation: 66.86 %
Brightness / Value: 67.45 %

RYB ryb(52, 76, 146)

Red: 52 (20.6%)
Yellow: 76 (29.8%)
Blue: 146 (57.2%)

HWB

Hue: 210.26°
Whiteness: 22.35 %
Blackness: 32.55 %

CMY

Cyan: 77.65%
Magenta: 55.29%
Yellow: 32.55%

XYZ

X: 15.15
Y: 15.88
Z: 41.3

YXY

Y1: 15.88
X: 0.21
Y2: 0.22

CIE-Lab

L: 46.82
A: 0.33
B: -36.46

CIE-Lch

L: 46.82
C: 36.46
H: 270.51

CIE-Luv

L: 46.82
U: -22.65
V: -54.45

Hunter-Lab

L: 39.85
A: -1.88
B: -33.54

Other

LRV: ~ 15.9 %
Munsell Color System: 2.6PB 4.5/7.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #3972AC

These are the named colors closest to hex 3972AC, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#2072AF Color Bice Blue

97.44% match | ΔE 2.56

#0072BB Color French Blue

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#306AC0 Color YInMn Blue

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#436B95 Color Queen Blue

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 3972AC.

#3272AF Color PANTONE 18-4141 TCX - Campanula

99.24% match | ΔE 0.76

#3073B7 Color PANTONE 18-4143 TCX - Super Sonic

98.71% match | ΔE 1.29

#356CB0 Color PANTONE 18-4043 TCX - Palace Blue

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#497AB7 Color PANTONE 18-4039 TCX - Regatta

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 3972AC.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

98.08% match | ΔE 1.92

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

93.87% match | ΔE 6.13

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 3972AC.

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#4E78A9 Color RAL 270 50 30 - Sage Blossom Blue

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#5077BA Color RAL 280 50 40 - Diva Violet

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 3972AC.

#2774AE Color PANTONE 2383 C

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

#426DA9 Color PANTONE 7683 C

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

#3A6AA6 Color PANTONE 10260 C

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#0072CE Color PANTONE 285 C

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 3972AC.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 3972AC.

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

94.71% match | ΔE 5.29

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

93.85% match | ΔE 6.15

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

93.06% match | ΔE 6.94

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#0071CE Color Walmart Blue

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#0077BE Color Ocean Boat Blue

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Paint color for Hex #3972AC

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 3972AC from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 3972AC once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 3972AC similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #3972AC to Benjamin Moore

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

99.22% match | ΔE 0.78

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#4E719A Color Nile Blue (CSP-560)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#396998 Color Old Glory (811)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

PPG Paints

Hex color 3972AC similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #3972AC to PPG Paints

#356FAD Color Nocturne Shade (PPG1244-6)

98.87% match | ΔE 1.13

#1C70AD Color Planetarium (PPG1242-6)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#3C7AC2 Color Royal Plume (PPG1243-6)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

Behr

Hex color 3972AC similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #3972AC to Behr

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

98.68% match | ΔE 1.32

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#3F6F98 Color National Anthem (M520-6)

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#496EAD Color New Age Blue (PPU15-05)

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 3972AC similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #3972AC to Dunn-Edwards

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#4470B0 Color Pacific Blues (DET 586)

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

#326AB1 Color Dover Straits (DE 5866)

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#466F97 Color Postwar Boom (DET 584)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 3972AC similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #3972AC to Sherwin Williams

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

94.03% match | ΔE 5.97

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

93.92% match | ΔE 6.08

Valspar

Hex color 3972AC similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #3972AC to Valspar

#28679E Color In the Nick (8001-44F)

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#0169A7 Color Peek-A-Boo Blue (4007-10C)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

#0178B6 Color Cosmic Blue (4008-10C)

95.20% match | ΔE 4.80

#557AB1 Color Deepest Periwinkle (P074)

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 3972AC similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #3972AC to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

88.23% match | ΔE 11.77

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

86.62% match | ΔE 13.38

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

86.42% match | ΔE 13.58

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#3972AC color palettes and scheme combination

132639

203F5F

2C5986

3972AC

528BC6

79A5D2

9FBFDF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

39AC73

39ACAC

3972AC

3939AC

7339AC

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

3972AC

AC3972

72AC39

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

3972AC

AC39AC

AC7339

39AC39

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

3972AC

4C80B4

608EBC

749CC4

88AACD

9CB8D5

AFC6DD

C3D4E6

D7E2EE

EBF0F6

FFFFFF

Bice Blue* - #3972AC Tints

3972AC

33669A

2D5B89

274F78

224467

1C3956

162D44

112233

0B1622

050B11

000000

Bice Blue* - #3972AC Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#3972AC

Bice Blue*

#AC7339

Copper*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #3972AC?

Color that best contrast with #3972AC is #AC7339, color name is Copper*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.