#3b97fd

Color #3b97fd

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3b97fd

RGB

rgb(59, 151, 253)

HSL

hsl(211.5, 98%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.5, 76.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.7%, 40.3%, 0%, 0.8%)

LAB

lab(61.78, 7.38, -58.41)

LCH

lch(61.78, 58.87, 277.2)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.174, 253.74)

HWB

hwb(211.5, 23.1%, 0.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fda13b

Analogous

#3bf8fd

#3b97fd

#403bfd

Triadic

#3b97fd

#fd3b97

#97fd3b

Split-complementary

#3b97fd

#fd403b

#f8fd3b

Tetradic

#3b97fd

#a13bfd

#fda13b

#97fd3b

Square

#3b97fd

#fd3bf8

#fda13b

#3bfd40

Shades

Color #3b97fd mixed toward black.

#087cfd

#0263ce

#024a9a

#013167

#011933

Tints

Color #3b97fd mixed toward white.

#5ca9fd

#7cbafe

#9dcbfe

#bedcfe

#deeeff

Tones

Color #3b97fd mixed toward gray.

#4b98ed

#5b99dd

#6c9acd

#7c9abc

#8c9bac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70ea · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#6a63e5 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#44d9d5 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b97fd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b97fd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3b97fd (#3b97fd) is rgb(59, 151, 253) in RGB.

No, #3b97fd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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