#3b8cb1

Color #3b8cb1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3b8cb1

RGB

rgb(59, 140, 177)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 50%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 66.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 20.9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(54.93, -12.78, -26.68)

LCH

lch(54.93, 29.58, 244.41)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0959, 231.13)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 23.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1603b

Analogous

#3bb19b

#3b8cb1

#3b51b1

Triadic

#3b8cb1

#b13b8c

#8cb13b

Split-complementary

#3b8cb1

#b13b51

#b19b3b

Tetradic

#3b8cb1

#603bb1

#b1603b

#8cb13b

Square

#3b8cb1

#9b3bb1

#b1603b

#51b13b

Shades

Color #3b8cb1 mixed toward black.

#317594

#275d76

#1e4659

#142f3b

#0a171e

Tints

Color #3b8cb1 mixed toward white.

#54a2c6

#76b5d1

#98c7dd

#bbdae8

#ddecf4

Tones

Color #3b8cb1 mixed toward gray.

#4588a7

#4f859d

#598194

#627d8a

#6c7a80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6869a9 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#635da7 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#42a2a1 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b8cb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b8cb1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3b8cb1 (#3b8cb1) is rgb(59, 140, 177) in RGB.

No, #3b8cb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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