#3ab5ed

Color #3ab5ed

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3ab5ed

RGB

rgb(58, 181, 237)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 83.3%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 75.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.5%, 23.6%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(69.51, -15.22, -37.49)

LCH

lch(69.51, 40.46, 247.9)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.1324, 232.89)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 22.7%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ed723a

Analogous

#3aedcc

#3ab5ed

#3a5bed

Triadic

#3ab5ed

#ed3ab5

#b5ed3a

Split-complementary

#3ab5ed

#ed3a5b

#edcc3a

Tetradic

#3ab5ed

#723aed

#ed723a

#b5ed3a

Square

#3ab5ed

#cc3aed

#ed723a

#5bed3a

Shades

Color #3ab5ed mixed toward black.

#15a1e1

#1081b4

#0c6187

#08405a

#04202d

Tints

Color #3ab5ed mixed toward white.

#5bc1f0

#7ccef3

#9cdaf6

#bde6f9

#def3fc

Tones

Color #3ab5ed mixed toward gray.

#49afde

#58aacf

#67a4c0

#769fb1

#8499a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8283e1 · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#7b72de · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#47d7d5 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3ab5ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3ab5ed]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3ab5ed (#3ab5ed) is rgb(58, 181, 237) in RGB.

No, #3ab5ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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