#3b8df9

Color #3b8df9

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 3.16 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3b8df9

RGB

rgb(59, 141, 249)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 94.1%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 76.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.3%, 43.4%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(58.8, 11.92, -60.98)

LCH

lch(58.8, 62.13, 281.06)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1795, 256.67)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 23.1%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f9a73b

Analogous

#3becf9

#3b8df9

#483bf9

Triadic

#3b8df9

#f93b8d

#8df93b

Split-complementary

#3b8df9

#f9483b

#ecf93b

Tetradic

#3b8df9

#a73bf9

#f9a73b

#8df93b

Square

#3b8df9

#f93bec

#f9a73b

#3bf948

Shades

Color #3b8df9 mixed toward black.

#0970f8

#0659c7

#054395

#032d64

#021632

Tints

Color #3b8df9 mixed toward white.

#5ca0fa

#7cb3fb

#9dc6fc

#bed9fd

#deecfe

Tones

Color #3b8df9 mixed toward gray.

#4b8fe9

#5b91d9

#6b94ca

#7a96ba

#8a98aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6969e5 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#645de0 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#42d3cf · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b8df9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b8df9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3b8df9 (#3b8df9) is rgb(59, 141, 249) in RGB.

No, #3b8df9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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