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#3F5E7D Color

#3F5E7D is rgb(63, 94, 125) in RGB, hsl(210, 33%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 25%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3F5E7D
HEX#3F5E7D
RGBrgb(63, 94, 125)
HSLhsl(210, 33%, 37%)
HSVhsv(210, 50%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 25%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(47.1% 0.062 249.3)
LABlab(38.50% -4.71 -21.31)
LCHlch(38.50% 21.82 257.52)

What #3F5E7D 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 #3F5E7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#3F5E7D Channel Values

How #3F5E7D 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 63 · G 94 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 210° · S 33% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 210° · S 50% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.76:1 vs white · 3.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3F5E7D 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 text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3F5E7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3F5E7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #3F5E7D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3F5E7D.

How #3F5E7D 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#3F5E7D
Protanopia#5A5A7D
Protanomaly#505B7D
Deuteranopia#55557D
Deuteranomaly#4D597D
Tritanopia#376363
Tritanomaly#3A616E
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #3F5E7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3f5e7d: #3F5E7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3F5E7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3f5e7d': '#3F5E7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.247, green: 0.369, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_3f5e7d">#3F5E7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#3F5E7D"

More Blue Colors

#3F5E7D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3F5E7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3F5E7D?

#3F5E7D is a dark blue — rgb(63, 94, 125) in RGB and hsl(210, 33%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #3F5E7D?

#3F5E7D is rgb(63, 94, 125) — red 63, green 94, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3F5E7D?

#3F5E7D converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 25%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3F5E7D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3F5E7D scores 6.76:1 against white and 3.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3F5E7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3F5E7D 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 17.75, which is visibly different.

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