#3B5BAD Hex Color

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Color Name

Medium Sapphire*

Hex Color Code

#3B5BAD

RGB Color Code

RGB(59, 91, 173)

CMYK Values*

65.9%, 47.4%, 0.0%, 32.2%

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#3B5BAD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 3B5BAD?

The RGB color code for color number #3B5BAD is RGB(59, 91, 173). In the RGB color model, #3B5BAD has a red value of 59, a green value of 91, and a blue value of 173. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 65.9% cyan, 47.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 223.2° (degrees), 49.1 % saturation, and 45.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #3B5BAD has a hue of 223.2° (degrees), 65.9 % saturation and 67.8 % brightness/value.

Color 3B5BAD is cool or warm?

Color 3B5BAD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #3B5BAD? (For interior and product design)

3B5BAD has an LRV of nearly 11.4. By LRV value, it is a 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

#3B5BAD

LRV 11.4

Light Color

Compare LRV 11.4 of #3B5BAD with dark and light color

Is #3B5BAD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 3B5BAD 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 #3B5BAD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #3B5BAD

Hex triplet: #3B5BAD
Red: 3B
Green: 5B
Blue: AD

RGBA / RGB rgb(59, 91, 173)

Red: 59 (23.1%)
Green: 91 (35.7%)
Blue: 173 (67.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 65.90%
Magenta: 47.40%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 32.16%

HSL hsl(223.16deg, 49.1 %, 45.5 %)

Hue: 223.16°
Saturation: 49.14 %
Lightness: 45.49 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 223.16°
Saturation: 65.90 %
Brightness / Value: 67.84 %

RYB ryb(61, 72, 159)

Red: 61 (23.8%)
Yellow: 72 (28.4%)
Blue: 159 (62.3%)

HWB

Hue: 223.16°
Whiteness: 23.14 %
Blackness: 32.16 %

CMY

Cyan: 76.86%
Magenta: 64.31%
Yellow: 32.16%

XYZ

X: 13.09
Y: 11.43
Z: 41.05

YXY

Y1: 11.43
X: 0.2
Y2: 0.17

CIE-Lab

L: 40.29
A: 15.55
B: -47.43

CIE-Lch

L: 40.29
C: 49.91
H: 288.15

CIE-Luv

L: 40.29
U: -14.51
V: -70.2

Hunter-Lab

L: 33.81
A: 9.94
B: -48.33

Other

LRV: ~ 11.4 %
Munsell Color System: 6.5PB 3.9/10.3

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 #3B5BAD

These are the named colors closest to hex 3B5BAD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#2D5DA1 Color Medium Sapphire

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#2A52BE Color Cerulean blue

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#0F52BA Color Sapphire

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#1560BD Color Denim

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 3B5BAD.

#3A5DAE Color PANTONE 7455 C

99.20% match | ΔE 0.80

#365ABD Color PANTONE 2131 C

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#3A5D9E Color PANTONE 10247 C

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#385E9D Color PANTONE 7684 C

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 3B5BAD.

#4157A2 Color RAL 290 40 45 - Violet Blue

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#3C5E95 Color RAL 280 40 35 - Portuguese Blue

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#2E5D9D Color RAL 280 40 40 - Neptune Blue

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

#49589C Color RAL 290 40 40 - Iris Blue

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 3B5BAD.

#4A5FA5 Color PANTONE 18-3945 TCX - Amparo Blue

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

#3950A0 Color PANTONE 18-3949 TCX - Dazzling Blue

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#395D8D Color PANTONE 19-4037 TCX - Bright Cobalt

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#3D5E8C Color PANTONE 19-4039 TCX - Delft

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 3B5BAD.

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

93.05% match | ΔE 6.95

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 3B5BAD.

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

92.08% match | ΔE 7.92

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 3B5BAD.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

92.03% match | ΔE 7.97

Paint color for Hex #3B5BAD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 3B5BAD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 3B5BAD once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 3B5BAD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #3B5BAD to Dunn-Edwards

#4664A5 Color Starstruck (DE 5894)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#1D5699 Color Blue Chip (DE 5867)

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

#326AB1 Color Dover Straits (DE 5866)

93.73% match | ΔE 6.27

#1D4E8F Color Deep Sapphire (DEA 137)

93.53% match | ΔE 6.47

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 3B5BAD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #3B5BAD to Benjamin Moore

#3862A3 Color Mosaic (CC-874)

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#365496 Color Twilight Blue (2067-30)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#41548C Color Southern Belle (819)

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

#2F5688 Color Blue Suede Shoes (798)

94.48% match | ΔE 5.52

Behr

Hex color 3B5BAD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #3B5BAD to Behr

#4467A7 Color Indigo Batik (P530-6)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#33578A Color Dark Cobalt Blue (PPU15-03)

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

#265C98 Color Beacon Blue (P510-7)

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

#2C538A Color Flashy Sapphire (P520-7)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

Valspar

Hex color 3B5BAD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #3B5BAD to Valspar

#245B9E Color Miracle at Wrigley (8001-45G)

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

#4B5795 Color Purple Frenzy (4004-10C)

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#2B63A0 Color Zydeco (V036-3)

94.52% match | ΔE 5.48

#45558D Color Demon Blue (V037-3)

94.38% match | ΔE 5.62

PPG Paints

Hex color 3B5BAD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #3B5BAD to PPG Paints

#445397 Color Crushed Velvet (PPG1245-7)

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#2863AD Color Rainbow Bright (PPG1243-7)

95.20% match | ΔE 4.80

#1C5798 Color Florentine Lapis (PPG1244-7)

94.59% match | ΔE 5.41

#326395 Color Teeny Bikini (PPG1162-6)

94.29% match | ΔE 5.71

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 3B5BAD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #3B5BAD to Sherwin Williams

#225288 Color Frank Blue (SW 6967)

93.37% match | ΔE 6.63

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

92.65% match | ΔE 7.35

#516582 Color Luxe Blue (SW 6537)

92.08% match | ΔE 7.92

#3C4C80 Color Morning Glory (SW 6971)

91.93% match | ΔE 8.07

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 3B5BAD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #3B5BAD to Farrow & Ball

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

89.34% match | ΔE 10.66

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

86.65% match | ΔE 13.35

#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)

86.32% match | ΔE 13.68

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

86.11% match | ΔE 13.89

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#3B5BAD color palettes and scheme combination

141F3B

213361

2E4787

3B5BAD

5675C5

7C94D2

A2B3DF

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.

3BAD8D

3B94AD

3B5BAD

543BAD

8D3BAD

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.

3B5BAD

AD3B5B

5BAD3B

Triadic Color Palette

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

3B5BAD

AD3B94

AD8D3B

3BAD54

Tetradic Color Palette

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

3B5BAD

4E6BB5

627BBD

758CC5

899CCD

9DADD6

B0BDDE

C4CDE6

D7DEEE

EBEEF6

FFFFFF

Medium Sapphire* - #3B5BAD Tints

3B5BAD

35519B

2F488A

293F79

233667

1D2D56

172445

111B33

0B1222

050911

000000

Medium Sapphire* - #3B5BAD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#3B5BAD

Medium Sapphire*

#AD8D3B

Dark Goldenrod*

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 #3B5BAD?

Color that best contrast with #3B5BAD is #AD8D3B, color name is Dark Goldenrod*. 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.