#3b8ca5

Color #3b8ca5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 15.02 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3b8ca5

RGB

rgb(59, 140, 165)

HSL

hsl(194.2, 47.3%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.2, 64.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.2%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(54.45, -16.69, -20.53)

LCH

lch(54.45, 26.46, 230.89)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0864, 221.44)

HWB

hwb(194.2, 23.1%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5543b

Analogous

#3ba589

#3b8ca5

#3b57a5

Triadic

#3b8ca5

#a53b8c

#8ca53b

Split-complementary

#3b8ca5

#a53b57

#a5893b

Tetradic

#3b8ca5

#543ba5

#a5543b

#8ca53b

Square

#3b8ca5

#893ba5

#a5543b

#57a53b

Shades

Color #3b8ca5 mixed toward black.

#317589

#275d6e

#1d4652

#142f37

#0a171b

Tints

Color #3b8ca5 mixed toward white.

#4fa5c0

#73b7cd

#96c9d9

#b9dbe6

#dcedf2

Tones

Color #3b8ca5 mixed toward gray.

#44879c

#4d8393

#557e8a

#5e7982

#677579

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68699f · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#635d9e · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#429b9a · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b8ca5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b8ca5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#3b8ca5 (#3b8ca5) is rgb(59, 140, 165) in RGB.

No, #3b8ca5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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