#3d5e8c Color Information

#3d5e8c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #3d5e8c, and its official name is Delft. In RGB, it consists of 23.9% Red, 36.9% Green, and 54.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 56.4% Cyan, 32.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 45.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 214.9°, with saturation of 39.3% and lightness of 39.4%. The decimal value for #3d5e8c is 4021900, and its nearest "web safe" color is #336699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #3d5e8c is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#3d5e8c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorDelft Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color61, 94, 140 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color23.9%, 36.9%, 54.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.761, 0.631, 0.451 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.564, 0.329, 0, 0.451 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color214.9°, 39.3%, 39.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color214.9°, 56.4%, 54.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color10.661, 10.891, 26.351 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color61, 84, 140 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4021900 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color39.396, 2.354, -29.125 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)39.396, 29.220, 274.622 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color39.396, -15.028, -41.500 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color33.002, -0.090, -24.241 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.223, 0.227, 10.891 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282211980 / 0xff3d5e8c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#336699 Copy
Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Shades of #3d5e8c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #3d5e8c, its pure hue is 214.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.3%, and its lightness is 39.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #3d5e8c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #080c12 to #35527b.

Tints of #3d5e8c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #3d5e8c, its pure hue is 214.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.3%, and its lightness is 39.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #3d5e8c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #55729a to #e7ebf1.

Tones of #3d5e8c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #3d5e8c, its pure hue is 214.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 39.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #3d5e8c, which range from #656565 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0054c9 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #3d5e8c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #3d5e8c! For #3d5e8c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #3d5e8c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #3d5e8c

This color, #3d5e8c, consists of 23.9% Red, 36.9% Green, and 54.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 61, Green = 94, Blue = 140. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #3d5e8c is 56.4% Cyan, 32.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 45.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R23.9%
C56.4%
G36.9%
M32.9%
B54.9%
Y0.0%
K45.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 61 94 140
Octal 75 136 214
Hexa #3d #5e #8c
Binary 00111101 01011110 10001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 56 32 0 45
Octal 70 40 0 55
Hexa #38 #20 #00 #2d
Binary 00111000 00100000 00000000 00101101

Analogous Colors of #3d5e8c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #3d5e8c — which has hue 214.9° — its analogous colors are located at 184.9° and 244.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3d5e8c.

Triadic Colors of #3d5e8c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #3d5e8c — which has hue 214.9° — its triadic colors are located at 94.9° and 334.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3d5e8c.

Complementary Color of #3d5e8c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #3d5e8c — which has hue 214.9° — its complementary color is located at 34.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3d5e8c.

Split Complementary Colors of #3d5e8c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #3d5e8c — which has hue 214.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 4.9° and 214.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3d5e8c.

Tetradic Colors of #3d5e8c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #3d5e8c — which has hue 214.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 124.9°, 214.9°, 304.9°, and 34.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3d5e8c.

Monochromatic Colors of #3d5e8c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #3d5e8c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #28313c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #598dd4 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #3d5e8c

We want to make getting started with #3d5e8c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #3d5e8c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #3d5e8c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #3d5e8c with other HTML elements.

#3d5e8c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #3d5e8c.
<span style="color: #3d5e8c;">The color of this text is #3d5e8c.</span>

#3d5e8c Background Color

The background color for this text is #3d5e8c.
<div style="background-color: #3d5e8c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #3d5e8c.</div>

#3d5e8c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #3d5e8c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #3d5e8c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #3d5e8c.</span>

#3d5e8c Border Color

This is a div with border color #3d5e8c.
<div style="border: #3d5e8c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #3d5e8c.</div>

#3d5e8c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #3d5e8c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3d5e8c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3d5e8c on a white background.</div></div>

#3d5e8c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #3d5e8c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3d5e8c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3d5e8c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #3d5e8c to White

This is a gradient from #3d5e8c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3d5e8c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3d5e8c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3d5e8c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3d5e8c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3d5e8c to white.</div>

Gradient from #3d5e8c to Black

This is a gradient from #3d5e8c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3d5e8c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3d5e8c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3d5e8c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3d5e8c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3d5e8c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #3d5e8c

In addition to using #3d5e8c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #3d5e8c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #3d5e8c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 61, Green = 94, Blue = 140). If you need details about the color coordinates of #3d5e8c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #3d5e8c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(61, 94, 140)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #3d5e8c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #3d5e8c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #3d5e8c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(61, 94, 140);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#3d5e8c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:61, green:94, blue:140, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:61 green:94 blue:140 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(61f, 94f, 140f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(61, 94, 140);
 

#3d5e8c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #3d5e8c the same way. For those with color blindness, #3d5e8c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #3d5e8c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #3d5e8c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #3d5e8c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #3d5e8c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #3d5e8c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #3d5e8c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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