#3b9bfe

Color #3b9bfe

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#3b9bfe

RGB

rgb(59, 155, 254)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 99%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 76.8%, 99.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.8%, 39%, 0%, 0.4%)

LAB

lab(62.95, 5.38, -57.1)

LCH

lch(62.95, 57.35, 275.38)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.1711, 252.41)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 23.1%, 0.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fe9e3b

Analogous

#3bfcfe

#3b9bfe

#3d3bfe

Triadic

#3b9bfe

#fe3b9b

#9bfe3b

Split-complementary

#3b9bfe

#fe3d3b

#fcfe3b

Tetradic

#3b9bfe

#9e3bfe

#fe9e3b

#9bfe3b

Square

#3b9bfe

#fe3bfc

#fe9e3b

#3bfe3d

Shades

Color #3b9bfe mixed toward black.

#0780fe

#0167d0

#014d9c

#013368

#001a34

Tints

Color #3b9bfe mixed toward white.

#5cacfe

#7cbcfe

#9dcdff

#bedeff

#deeeff

Tones

Color #3b9bfe mixed toward gray.

#4b9bee

#5c9bde

#6c9ccd

#7c9cbd

#8c9cad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7272eb · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#6c65e6 · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#44dad7 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b9bfe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b9bfe]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#3b9bfe (#3b9bfe) is rgb(59, 155, 254) in RGB.

No, #3b9bfe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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