#3a8cf8

Color #3a8cf8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 3.31 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#3a8cf8

RGB

rgb(58, 140, 248)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 93.1%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 76.6%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(58.44, 12.06, -61.01)

LCH

lch(58.44, 62.19, 281.18)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.1796, 256.71)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 22.7%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8a63a

Analogous

#3aebf8

#3a8cf8

#473af8

Triadic

#3a8cf8

#f83a8c

#8cf83a

Split-complementary

#3a8cf8

#f8473a

#ebf83a

Tetradic

#3a8cf8

#a63af8

#f8a63a

#8cf83a

Square

#3a8cf8

#f83aeb

#f8a63a

#3af847

Shades

Color #3a8cf8 mixed toward black.

#096ff6

#0759c5

#054394

#042d62

#021631

Tints

Color #3a8cf8 mixed toward white.

#5b9ff9

#7cb2fa

#9dc6fb

#bdd9fd

#deecfe

Tones

Color #3a8cf8 mixed toward gray.

#4a8ee8

#5a90d8

#6a93c8

#7995b9

#8997a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6868e4 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#635ddf · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#41d2ce · ΔE 34.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a8cf8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a8cf8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3a8cf8 (#3a8cf8) is rgb(58, 140, 248) in RGB.

No, #3a8cf8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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