#3c9fcb

Color #3c9fcb

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.95 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3c9fcb

RGB

rgb(60, 159, 203)

HSL

hsl(198.5, 57.9%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.5, 70.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.4%, 21.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(61.71, -14.45, -30.86)

LCH

lch(61.71, 34.08, 244.91)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.1112, 231.17)

HWB

hwb(198.5, 23.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb683c

Analogous

#3ccbb0

#3c9fcb

#3c58cb

Triadic

#3c9fcb

#cb3c9f

#9fcb3c

Split-complementary

#3c9fcb

#cb3c58

#cbb03c

Tetradic

#3c9fcb

#683ccb

#cb683c

#9fcb3c

Square

#3c9fcb

#b03ccb

#cb683c

#58cb3c

Shades

Color #3c9fcb mixed toward black.

#2e86ad

#256b8b

#1c5068

#123645

#091b23

Tints

Color #3c9fcb mixed toward white.

#5dafd4

#7dbfdc

#9ecfe5

#bedfee

#dfeff6

Tones

Color #3c9fcb mixed toward gray.

#489abf

#5496b3

#6091a7

#6c8d9b

#78888f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7475c2 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#6f67bf · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#45bab8 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3c9fcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c9fcb]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3c9fcb (#3c9fcb) is rgb(60, 159, 203) in RGB.

No, #3c9fcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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