#3487be

Boston Blue

Closest match (93% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(52, 135, 190)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(204, 57%, 47%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(73, 29, 0, 25)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.218

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#3487be

#be6b34

Analogous (Adjacent)

#34beb0

#3487be

#3442be

Triadic

#3487be

#be3487

#87be34

Split complementary

#3487be

#be3442

#beb034

Complete conversion table

HEX

#3487BE

RGB

rgb(52,135,190)

RGBA

rgba(52,135,190, 1)

HSL

hsl(203.91,57.02%,47.45%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.60 0.12 241.6)

CSS Variable

--color: #3487be;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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SOLIDSOFTOUTLINE

Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

3.92

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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On black background

5.36

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#3487be#9fa0be

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#3487be#675dbe

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#3487be#385660

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#3487be#818181

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

78%

14%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

78%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

14%

Ivory black

Pigment

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Blue hue

450–495 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

21.8%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

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Way Beyond the Blue

#1188CC

Mediterranean Blue

#1682B9

Copper

#BE6B34

Governor Bay

#3442BE

Puerto Rico

#34BEB0

Medium Red Violet

#BE3487

Sushi

#87BE34

Well Read

#BE3442

Malibu

#78C0FB

Orient

#005284