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#3E7CB1 Steel Blue

#3E7CB1 is Steel Blue.

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#3E7CB1

Steel Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #3E7CB1?

HEX
#3E7CB1
RGB
rgb(62, 124, 177)
HSL
hsl(208, 48%, 47%)
OKLCH
oklch(56.9% 0.104 247)
CMYK
65, 30, 0, 31

#3E7CB1 has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 against white and 4.72:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #3E7CB1
#3E7CB1
Same color
White
4.4AA18
Near-black
3.9AA18

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #3E7CB1 · 4.4:1

Tints and shades of #3E7CB1

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EDF6FF
  2. #B3DAFF
  3. #7EBDF6
  4. #609ED6
  5. #3E7CB1
  6. #256498
  7. #004979
  8. #002F51
  9. #00172C

Colors that go with #3E7CB1

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Steel Blue, #3E7CB1 and Medium Purple, #9D73CE become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --steel-blue-1: #3E7CB1; /* Steel Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #3E7CB1

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (9)

Mesh gradients (6)