#3c8eaf

Color #3c8eaf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.09 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3c8eaf

RGB

rgb(60, 142, 175)

HSL

hsl(197.2, 48.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.2, 65.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.7%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(55.48, -14.37, -24.68)

LCH

lch(55.48, 28.56, 239.79)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0931, 227.83)

HWB

hwb(197.2, 23.5%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af5d3c

Analogous

#3caf97

#3c8eaf

#3c55af

Triadic

#3c8eaf

#af3c8e

#8eaf3c

Split-complementary

#3c8eaf

#af3c55

#af973c

Tetradic

#3c8eaf

#5d3caf

#af5d3c

#8eaf3c

Square

#3c8eaf

#973caf

#af5d3c

#55af3c

Shades

Color #3c8eaf mixed toward black.

#327692

#285f75

#1e4758

#142f3a

#0a181d

Tints

Color #3c8eaf mixed toward white.

#54a4c4

#77b6d0

#99c9dc

#bbdbe8

#ddedf3

Tones

Color #3c8eaf mixed toward gray.

#468aa5

#4f869c

#598292

#627e89

#6c7a7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6aa8 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#655ea6 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#43a2a0 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c8eaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c8eaf]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3c8eaf (#3c8eaf) is rgb(60, 142, 175) in RGB.

No, #3c8eaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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