#3c9bc4

Color #3c9bc4

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.4 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3c9bc4

RGB

rgb(60, 155, 196)

HSL

hsl(198.1, 53.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.1, 69.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.4%, 20.9%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(60.24, -14.59, -29.23)

LCH

lch(60.24, 32.67, 243.47)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.1067, 230.25)

HWB

hwb(198.1, 23.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4653c

Analogous

#3cc4a9

#3c9bc4

#3c57c4

Triadic

#3c9bc4

#c43c9b

#9bc43c

Split-complementary

#3c9bc4

#c43c57

#c4a93c

Tetradic

#3c9bc4

#653cc4

#c4653c

#9bc43c

Square

#3c9bc4

#a93cc4

#c4653c

#57c43c

Shades

Color #3c9bc4 mixed toward black.

#3281a4

#286783

#1e4e62

#143441

#0a1a21

Tints

Color #3c9bc4 mixed toward white.

#5dacce

#7dbcd8

#9ecde1

#bedeeb

#dfeef5

Tones

Color #3c9bc4 mixed toward gray.

#4796b9

#5392ad

#5e8da2

#698997

#75858b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7273bb · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#6c65b9 · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#45b4b2 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c9bc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c9bc4]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3c9bc4 (#3c9bc4) is rgb(60, 155, 196) in RGB.

No, #3c9bc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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