#3bc8dd

Color #3bc8dd

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3bc8dd

RGB

rgb(59, 200, 221)

HSL

hsl(187.8, 70.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.8, 73.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.3%, 9.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(74.48, -29.91, -21.16)

LCH

lch(74.48, 36.64, 215.28)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.119, 209.67)

HWB

hwb(187.8, 23.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd503b

Analogous

#3bdda1

#3bc8dd

#3b77dd

Triadic

#3bc8dd

#dd3bc8

#c8dd3b

Split-complementary

#3bc8dd

#dd3b77

#dda13b

Tetradic

#3bc8dd

#503bdd

#dd503b

#c8dd3b

Square

#3bc8dd

#a13bdd

#dd503b

#77dd3b

Shades

Color #3bc8dd mixed toward black.

#23b1c7

#1c8e9f

#156a77

#0e4750

#072328

Tints

Color #3bc8dd mixed toward white.

#5cd1e3

#7cdae8

#9de3ee

#beedf4

#def6f9

Tones

Color #3bc8dd mixed toward gray.

#49becf

#56b4c2

#64aab4

#71a0a7

#7f9699

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f90d8 · ΔE 29.7

Deuteranopia

#877dd7 · ΔE 33.7

Tritanopia

#4bd4d3 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3bc8dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3bc8dd]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#3bc8dd (#3bc8dd) is rgb(59, 200, 221) in RGB.

No, #3bc8dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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