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#3715CB Color

#3715CB is rgb(55, 21, 203) in RGB, hsl(251, 81%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 90%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3715CB
HEX#3715CB
RGBrgb(55, 21, 203)
HSLhsl(251, 81%, 44%)
HSVhsv(251, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 90%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(41.3% 0.245 275.5)
LABlab(26.76% 54.46 -86.94)
LCHlch(26.76% 102.59 302.06)

What #3715CB 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 #3715CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.71Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 13.98Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.3Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 14.53Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 15.7Duke Blue#00009CΔE 16.23

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

#3715CB Channel Values

How #3715CB 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 55 · G 21 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 81% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.85:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3715CB 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 text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3715CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3715CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3715CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3715CB
Complementary
#AACB15
Analogous
#154FCB
Analogous
#9215CB
Triadic
#CB3715
Triadic
#15CB37
Split comp.
#CB9215
Split comp.
#4FCB15

Tints & Shades of #3715CB

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

#4621E8
#6142EB
#8067EF
#9F8CF3
#BDB1F7
#D8D1FA

Shades

#2F12AF
#291098
#220D7D
#1A0A61
#130745
#0C052E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3715CB.

How #3715CB 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#3715CB
Protanopia#1E1ECB
Protanomaly#2A1ACB
Deuteranopia#2424CB
Deuteranomaly#2D1FCB
Tritanopia#005151
Tritanomaly#004192
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #3715CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3715cb: #3715CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3715CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3715cb': '#3715CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.082, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_3715cb">#3715CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#3715CB"

More Blue Colors

#3715CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3715CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3715CB?

#3715CB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(55, 21, 203) in RGB and hsl(251, 81%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.71.

What is the RGB value of #3715CB?

#3715CB is rgb(55, 21, 203) — red 55, green 21, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3715CB?

#3715CB converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 90%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3715CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3715CB scores 9.85:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3715CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3715CB 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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