#3aa8cd

Color #3aa8cd

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 16.67 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#3aa8cd

RGB

rgb(58, 168, 205)

HSL

hsl(195.1, 59.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.1, 71.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.7%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(64.41, -18.88, -27.81)

LCH

lch(64.41, 33.61, 235.83)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.1108, 224.6)

HWB

hwb(195.1, 22.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd5f3a

Analogous

#3acda9

#3aa8cd

#3a5fcd

Triadic

#3aa8cd

#cd3aa8

#a8cd3a

Split-complementary

#3aa8cd

#cd3a5f

#cda93a

Tetradic

#3aa8cd

#5f3acd

#cd5f3a

#a8cd3a

Square

#3aa8cd

#a93acd

#cd5f3a

#5fcd3a

Shades

Color #3aa8cd mixed toward black.

#2c8eaf

#24728c

#1b5569

#123946

#091c23

Tints

Color #3aa8cd mixed toward white.

#5bb7d5

#7cc5de

#9dd4e6

#bde2ee

#def1f7

Tones

Color #3aa8cd mixed toward gray.

#46a2c1

#539cb5

#5f96a8

#6b909c

#778a90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7bc5 · ΔE 24.3

Deuteranopia

#746bc3 · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#45bebd · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3aa8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3aa8cd]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#3aa8cd (#3aa8cd) is rgb(58, 168, 205) in RGB.

No, #3aa8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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