Palettes / Colors / #3E79BB

#3E79BB — Muted Blue

#3E79BB is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#3E79BB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB813E; it also sits naturally between #3EB7BB and #433EBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 24% · Green 47% · Blue 73%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #3E79BB

.text { color: #3E79BB; }
.background { background-color: #3E79BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3E79BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(62, 121, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 50%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3E79BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(62, 121, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3E79BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(62, 121, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3E79BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3E79BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB813E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3E79BB: #000000.

How #3E79BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3E79BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #3E79BB?

#3E79BB is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 62, 121, 187). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3E79BB?

#3E79BB is RGB 62, 121, 187 — HSL 212°, 50%, 49% — CMYK 67%, 35%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #3E79BB?

Its complement is #BB813E; analogous partners are #3EB7BB and #433EBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3E79BB for text?

Black text on #3E79BB has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.51:1.