#3bb9ed

Color #3bb9ed

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3bb9ed

RGB

rgb(59, 185, 237)

HSL

hsl(197.5, 83.2%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.5, 75.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(70.69, -17.23, -35.66)

LCH

lch(70.69, 39.6, 244.21)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1303, 230.32)

HWB

hwb(197.5, 23.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ed6f3b

Analogous

#3bedc8

#3bb9ed

#3b60ed

Triadic

#3bb9ed

#ed3bb9

#b9ed3b

Split-complementary

#3bb9ed

#ed3b60

#edc83b

Tetradic

#3bb9ed

#6f3bed

#ed6f3b

#b9ed3b

Square

#3bb9ed

#c83bed

#ed6f3b

#60ed3b

Shades

Color #3bb9ed mixed toward black.

#15a6e2

#1185b5

#0c6487

#08425a

#04212d

Tints

Color #3bb9ed mixed toward white.

#5bc5f0

#7cd0f3

#9ddcf6

#bee8f9

#def3fc

Tones

Color #3bb9ed mixed toward gray.

#4ab3de

#58adcf

#67a6c0

#76a0b2

#859aa3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8586e2 · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#7e74df · ΔE 28.7

Tritanopia

#49d8d6 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3bb9ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3bb9ed]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3bb9ed (#3bb9ed) is rgb(59, 185, 237) in RGB.

No, #3bb9ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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