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American blue / #3b3b6d Hex Color Code

#3b3b6d Paint ChipThe color american blue with hexadecimal color code #3b3b6d is a medium dark shade of blue-magenta. In the RGB color model #3b3b6d is comprised of 23.14% red, 23.14% green and 42.75% blue. In the HSL color space #3b3b6d has a hue of 240° (degrees), 30% saturation and 33% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 464.2 nm.

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Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#3b3b6d linear gradient to complementary #6f8820

  1. #3b3b6d
  2. #4a4763
  3. #555459
  4. #5d604e
  5. #656d42
  6. #6a7b34
  7. #6f8820

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #2f3161
  2. #333465
  3. #373769
  4. #3b3b6d
  5. #3f3f71
  6. #434275
  7. #474679

Tones

  1. #3b3b6d
  2. #413f69
  3. #454365
  4. #4a4761
  5. #4d4c5d
  6. #515058
  7. #545454

Tints and Shades

#3b3b6d to white

  1. #3b3b6d
  2. #5b5884
  3. #7a779c
  4. #9a97b4
  5. #bbb8cc
  6. #dddbe5
  7. #ffffff

#3b3b6d to black

  1. #3b3b6d
  2. #32325a
  3. #2a2948
  4. #212037
  5. #191827
  6. #100f17
  7. #000000

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Similar Paints

  1. Plascon

    1. ★ Shining Armor B7-E1-3
      #3c3c6c       ΔE = 0.636 / LRV ≈ 5.3%
    2. ★ Smoky Wings B6-E1-3
      #343c70       ΔE = 1.596 / LRV ≈ 5.1%

  2. Opaltone / OMS

    1. ★ 6829
      #3d3a70       ΔE = 1.310 / LRV ≈ 5.2%
    2. ★ 6602
      #373c73       ΔE = 1.522 / LRV ≈ 5.3%

  3. Benjamin Moore

    1. ★ Grape Gum / 2068-20
      #423e6e       ΔE = 1.806 / LRV ≈ 5.7%
    2. Blue Grotto / CC-964
      #363a64       ΔE = 2.670 / LRV ≈ 4.7%

  4. Resene

    1. ★ Wave Rider V42-060-286
      #413f6e       ΔE = 1.955 / LRV ≈ 5.8%
    2. Sea World B40-097-275
      #323f75       ΔE = 2.728 / LRV ≈ 5.5%

  5. Berger

    1. Georgian Court / 7213
      #3e3a74       ΔE = 2.373 / LRV ≈ 5.3%

  6. Vista Paint

    1. Georgian Court
      #3e3a74       ΔE = 2.373 / LRV ≈ 5.3%

  7. Scib Paints

    1. Georgian Court / 7213
      #3e3a74       ΔE = 2.373 / LRV ≈ 5.3%

  8. Brillux

    1. 51.15.30
      #403870       ΔE = 2.498 / LRV ≈ 5.1%

  9. Tollens

    1. T2007-5
      #333f73       ΔE = 2.551 / LRV ≈ 5.5%

  10. Dulux

    1. Martian Skies 1
      #333d6b       ΔE = 2.570 / LRV ≈ 5.1%
    2. Purple Infusion 1
      #423b64       ΔE = 2.732 / LRV ≈ 5.2%

  11. California Paints

    1. Newport Indigo
      #363c66       ΔE = 2.750 / LRV ≈ 5.0%

  12. Pantone / PMS

    1. 2119 CP
      #2f366a       ΔE = 2.919 / LRV ≈ 4.3%
    2. 5265 CP
      #3d3a61       ΔE = 2.955 / LRV ≈ 4.9%

  13. Duron

    1. Majestic Purple
      #3e3761       ΔE = 2.927 / LRV ≈ 4.6%

#3b3b6d HTML / CSS Code Examples

#3b3b6d foreground

The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.

Lucian Freud
<p style="color: #3b3b6d">…</p>

#3b3b6d background

Art is the stored honey of the human soul.

Theodore Dreiser
<p style="background-color: #3b3b6d">…</p>

#3b3b6d shadow

As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.

Vincent van Gogh
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #3b3b6d">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
3881837
Binary
00111011, 00111011, 01101101
Hexadecimal
#3b3b6d
LRV
≈ 5.2%
Closest short hex
#336 ΔE = 3.466
RGB
rgb(59, 59, 109)
RGBA
rgba(59, 59, 109, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.260, g: 0.260, b: 0.480
RYB
red: 0.231%, yellow: 0.231%, blue: 0.427%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-12895379 / 0xff3b3b6d
HSL
hsl(240, 30%, 33%)
HSLA
hsla(240, 30%, 33%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 240° (240.000), saturation: 46% (0.459), value: 43% (0.427)
HSP
hue: 240.000, saturation: 45.872%, perceived brightness: 26.127%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 265.873, S: 34.838, L: 27.190
Cubehelix
H: -123.058, S: 0.469, L: 0.253
TSL
T: -2.951, S: 0.139, L: 0.254
CMYK
cyan: 46% (0.459), magenta: 46% (0.459), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 57% (0.573)
CMY
cyan: 77% (0.769), magenta: 77% (0.769), yellow: 57% (0.573)
XYZ
X: 6.127, Y: 5.162, Z: 15.138
xyY
x: 0.232, y: 0.195, Y: 5.162
CIELab
L: 27.190, a: 14.317, b: -29.145
CIELuv
L: 27.190, u: -2.758, v: -38.222
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 27.190, C: 32.471, H: 296.162
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 27.190, C: 38.321, H: 265.873
Hunter-Lab
L: 22.719, a: 8.381, b: -23.603
CIECAM02
J: 19.476, C: 34.542, h: 274.585, Q: 86.949, M: 30.207, s: 58.941, H: 318.965
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.389, jaune: -5.233, green: -0.417
LMS
L: 4.249, M: 4.543, S: 14.976
YCbCr
Y: 71.581, Cb: 149.950, Cr: 124.450
YCgCo
Y: 71.500, Cg: -12.500, Co: 2.250
YDbDr
Y: 64.700, Db: 66.650, Dr: 10.850
YPbPr
Y: 62.600, Pb: 25.000, Pr: -2.300
xvYCC
Y: 69.762, Cb: 149.961, Cr: 125.980
YIQ
Y: 64.700, I: -16.063, Q: 15.557
YUV
Y: 64.700, U: 21.801, V: -5.000
Munsell Color System
7.5PB 2/8 ΔE = 4.844
Brand Color
Booking.com ΔE = 6.620

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