#3B51B5 Color

#3B51B5 is rgb(59, 81, 181) in RGB and hsl(229, 51%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#3B51B5

HEX#3B51B5

RGBrgb(59, 81, 181)

HSLhsl(229, 51%, 47%)

HSVhsv(229, 67%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.16 269.9)

CMYKcmyk(67%, 55%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #3B51B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3B51B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#3B51B5 Complementary#B59F3B Analogous#3B8EB5 Analogous#613BB5 Triadic#B53B51 Triadic#51B53B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #3B51B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4E64C6 #6D7FD0 #8896D8 #A3AEE1 #BEC6EA #DCE1F4

Shades

#33479E #2C3C87 #243270 #1B2655 #141C3E #0C1127

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