#3b9ad5

Color #3b9ad5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#3b9ad5

RGB

rgb(59, 154, 213)

HSL

hsl(203, 64.7%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203, 72.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(60.64, -8.44, -38.11)

LCH

lch(60.64, 39.03, 257.51)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.1242, 240.05)

HWB

hwb(203, 23.1%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5763b

Analogous

#3bd5c3

#3b9ad5

#3b4dd5

Triadic

#3b9ad5

#d53b9a

#9ad53b

Split-complementary

#3b9ad5

#d53b4d

#d5c33b

Tetradic

#3b9ad5

#763bd5

#d5763b

#9ad53b

Square

#3b9ad5

#c33bd5

#d5763b

#4dd53b

Shades

Color #3b9ad5 mixed toward black.

#2882bb

#206895

#184e70

#10344b

#081a25

Tints

Color #3b9ad5 mixed toward white.

#5cabdc

#7cbce3

#9dccea

#beddf1

#deeef8

Tones

Color #3b9ad5 mixed toward gray.

#4897c8

#5594bb

#6191ae

#6e8ea2

#7b8b95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7172c9 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#6c64c6 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#44bebc · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b9ad5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b9ad5]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#3b9ad5 (#3b9ad5) is rgb(59, 154, 213) in RGB.

No, #3b9ad5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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