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#3476AD Color

#3476AD is rgb(52, 118, 173) in RGB, hsl(207, 54%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 32%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Blue (#4682B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3476AD
HEX#3476AD
RGBrgb(52, 118, 173)
HSLhsl(207, 54%, 44%)
HSVhsv(207, 70%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 32%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.109 246.7)
LABlab(47.35% -7.44 -36.10)
LCHlch(47.35% 36.86 258.35)

What #3476AD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3476AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 5.75Star Command Blue#007BB8ΔE 6.52Blue Yonder#5072A7ΔE 7.64Medium Persian Blue#0067A5ΔE 7.95Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 8.17Honolulu Blue#006DB0ΔE 8.53

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#3476AD Channel Values

How #3476AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 52 · G 118 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 54% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 70% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3476AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3476AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3476AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3476AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3476AD
Complementary
#AD6A34
Analogous
#34ADA7
Analogous
#343AAD
Triadic
#AD3476
Triadic
#76AD34
Split comp.
#AD343A
Split comp.
#ADA734

Tints & Shades of #3476AD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#438BC7
#5E9CCF
#7DAFD8
#9DC3E2
#BCD6EB
#D8E7F3

Shades

#2D6695
#275982
#20496A
#193852
#12283B
#0C1B27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3476AD.

How #3476AD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3476AD
Protanopia#6E6EAD
Protanomaly#5C71AD
Deuteranopia#6666AE
Deuteranomaly#566DAD
Tritanopia#0D7F7F
Tritanomaly#227B93
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3476AD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3476ad: #3476AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3476AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3476ad': '#3476AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.463, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_3476ad">#3476AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#3476AD"

More Blue Colors

#3476AD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3476AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3476AD?

#3476AD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(52, 118, 173) in RGB and hsl(207, 54%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Blue (#4682B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #3476AD?

#3476AD is rgb(52, 118, 173) — red 52, green 118, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3476AD?

#3476AD converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 32%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3476AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3476AD scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3476AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3476AD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 5.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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