#3aa9dc

Color #3aa9dc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#3aa9dc

RGB

rgb(58, 169, 220)

HSL

hsl(198.9, 69.8%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.9, 73.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.6%, 23.2%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(65.31, -14.46, -34.71)

LCH

lch(65.31, 37.6, 247.38)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.1229, 232.67)

HWB

hwb(198.9, 22.7%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc6d3a

Analogous

#3adcbe

#3aa9dc

#3a58dc

Triadic

#3aa9dc

#dc3aa9

#a9dc3a

Split-complementary

#3aa9dc

#dc3a58

#dcbe3a

Tetradic

#3aa9dc

#6d3adc

#dc6d3a

#a9dc3a

Square

#3aa9dc

#be3adc

#dc6d3a

#58dc3a

Shades

Color #3aa9dc mixed toward black.

#2392c5

#1c759d

#155776

#0e3a4f

#071d27

Tints

Color #3aa9dc mixed toward white.

#5bb7e2

#7cc6e8

#9cd4ed

#bde2f3

#def1f9

Tones

Color #3aa9dc mixed toward gray.

#47a4ce

#559fc1

#629ab3

#7095a6

#7d9098

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7bd1 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#746cce · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#45c8c6 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3aa9dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3aa9dc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3aa9dc (#3aa9dc) is rgb(58, 169, 220) in RGB.

No, #3aa9dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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