#3b9eff

Color #3b9eff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3b9eff

RGB

rgb(59, 158, 255)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 100%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 76.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.9%, 38%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(63.84, 3.98, -56.23)

LCH

lch(63.84, 56.37, 274.05)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1693, 251.4)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 23.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff9c3b

Analogous

#3bfffe

#3b9eff

#3b3cff

Triadic

#3b9eff

#ff3b9e

#9eff3b

Split-complementary

#3b9eff

#ff3b3c

#fffe3b

Tetradic

#3b9eff

#9c3bff

#ff9c3b

#9eff3b

Square

#3b9eff

#fe3bff

#ff9c3b

#3cff3b

Shades

Color #3b9eff mixed toward black.

#0784ff

#006ad1

#004f9d

#003569

#001a34

Tints

Color #3b9eff mixed toward white.

#5caeff

#7cbeff

#9dcfff

#bedfff

#deefff

Tones

Color #3b9eff mixed toward gray.

#4b9eef

#5c9ede

#6c9ece

#7c9dbe

#8d9dad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374ec · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#6e66e7 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#44dcd8 · ΔE 31.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b9eff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b9eff]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#3b9eff (#3b9eff) is rgb(59, 158, 255) in RGB.

No, #3b9eff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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