#3990aa Color Information

#3990aa Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #3990aa. In RGB, it consists of 22.4% Red, 56.5% Green, and 66.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 66.5% Cyan, 15.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 33.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 193.8°, with saturation of 49.8% and lightness of 44.5%. The decimal value for #3990aa is 3772586, and its nearest "web safe" color is #339999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #3990aa is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#3990aa Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color57, 144, 170 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color22.4%, 56.5%, 66.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.776, 0.435, 0.333 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.665, 0.153, 0, 0.333 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color193.8°, 49.8%, 44.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color193.8°, 66.5%, 66.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color18.916, 23.719, 41.611 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color57, 106, 170 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3772586 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color55.805, -17.581, -21.336 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)55.805, 27.646, 230.512 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color55.805, -33.638, -29.743 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color48.702, -15.897, -16.567 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.225, 0.282, 23.719 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281962666 / 0xff3990aa Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#339999 Copy
Last Updated: November 24, 2024

Shades of #3990aa

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #3990aa, its pure hue is 193.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.8%, and its lightness is 44.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #3990aa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #071215 to #327e95.

Tints of #3990aa

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #3990aa, its pure hue is 193.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.8%, and its lightness is 44.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #3990aa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #529eb5 to #e6f1f4.

Tones of #3990aa

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #3990aa, its pure hue is 193.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #3990aa, which range from #727272 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00afe3 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #3990aa

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #3990aa! For #3990aa, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #3990aa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #3990aa

This color, #3990aa, consists of 22.4% Red, 56.5% Green, and 66.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 57, Green = 144, Blue = 170. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #3990aa is 66.5% Cyan, 15.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 33.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R22.4%
C66.5%
G56.5%
M15.3%
B66.7%
Y0.0%
K33.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 57 144 170
Octal 71 220 252
Hexa #39 #90 #aa
Binary 00111001 10010000 10101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 66 15 0 33
Octal 102 17 0 41
Hexa #42 #0f #00 #21
Binary 01000010 00001111 00000000 00100001

Analogous Colors of #3990aa

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #3990aa — which has hue 193.8° — its analogous colors are located at 163.8° and 223.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3990aa.

Triadic Colors of #3990aa

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #3990aa — which has hue 193.8° — its triadic colors are located at 73.8° and 313.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3990aa.

Complementary Color of #3990aa

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #3990aa — which has hue 193.8° — its complementary color is located at 13.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3990aa.

Split Complementary Colors of #3990aa

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #3990aa — which has hue 193.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 43.8° and 343.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3990aa.

Tetradic Colors of #3990aa

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #3990aa — which has hue 193.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 103.8°, 193.8°, 283.8°, and 13.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #3990aa.

Monochromatic Colors of #3990aa

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #3990aa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #2b4047 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #6bccea (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #3990aa

We want to make getting started with #3990aa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #3990aa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #3990aa can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #3990aa with other HTML elements.

#3990aa Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #3990aa.
<span style="color: #3990aa;">The color of this text is #3990aa.</span>

#3990aa Background Color

The background color for this text is #3990aa.
<div style="background-color: #3990aa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #3990aa.</div>

#3990aa Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #3990aa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #3990aa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #3990aa.</span>

#3990aa Border Color

This is a div with border color #3990aa.
<div style="border: #3990aa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #3990aa.</div>

#3990aa Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #3990aa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3990aa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3990aa on a white background.</div></div>

#3990aa Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #3990aa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #3990aa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #3990aa on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #3990aa to White

This is a gradient from #3990aa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3990aa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3990aa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3990aa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3990aa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3990aa to white.</div>

Gradient from #3990aa to Black

This is a gradient from #3990aa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#3990aa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#3990aa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#3990aa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#3990aa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #3990aa to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #3990aa

In addition to using #3990aa on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #3990aa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #3990aa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 57, Green = 144, Blue = 170). If you need details about the color coordinates of #3990aa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #3990aa
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(57, 144, 170)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #3990aa; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #3990aa; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #3990aa; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(57, 144, 170);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#3990aa")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:57, green:144, blue:170, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:57 green:144 blue:170 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(57f, 144f, 170f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(57, 144, 170);
 

#3990aa Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #3990aa the same way. For those with color blindness, #3990aa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #3990aa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #3990aa is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #3990aa looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #3990aa will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #3990aa is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #3990aa would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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