#3398bf

Color #3398bf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#3398bf

RGB

rgb(51, 152, 191)

HSL

hsl(196.7, 57.9%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.7, 73.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.3%, 20.4%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(58.9, -15.88, -28.5)

LCH

lch(58.9, 32.63, 240.87)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.1074, 228.13)

HWB

hwb(196.7, 20%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf5a33

Analogous

#33bfa0

#3398bf

#3352bf

Triadic

#3398bf

#bf3398

#98bf33

Split-complementary

#3398bf

#bf3352

#bfa033

Tetradic

#3398bf

#5a33bf

#bf5a33

#98bf33

Square

#3398bf

#a033bf

#bf5a33

#52bf33

Shades

Color #3398bf mixed toward black.

#2a7f9f

#226580

#194c60

#113340

#081920

Tints

Color #3398bf mixed toward white.

#4facd0

#72bdd9

#95cde3

#b9deec

#dceef6

Tones

Color #3398bf mixed toward gray.

#3f93b4

#4a8ea8

#56899c

#628391

#6d7e85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6eb7 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#6860b4 · ΔE 26.4

Tritanopia

#3dafae · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3398bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3398bf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#3398bf (#3398bf) is rgb(51, 152, 191) in RGB.

No, #3398bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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