#3b98a8

Color #3b98a8

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.81 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#3b98a8

RGB

rgb(59, 152, 168)

HSL

hsl(188.8, 48%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.8, 64.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(58.24, -22.11, -16.47)

LCH

lch(58.24, 27.57, 216.68)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0892, 210.82)

HWB

hwb(188.8, 23.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a84b3b

Analogous

#3ba881

#3b98a8

#3b61a8

Triadic

#3b98a8

#a83b98

#98a83b

Split-complementary

#3b98a8

#a83b61

#a8813b

Tetradic

#3b98a8

#4b3ba8

#a84b3b

#98a83b

Square

#3b98a8

#813ba8

#a84b3b

#61a83b

Shades

Color #3b98a8 mixed toward black.

#317f8c

#276570

#1e4c54

#143338

#0a191c

Tints

Color #3b98a8 mixed toward white.

#50b1c2

#73c1ce

#96d0da

#b9e0e6

#dceff3

Tones

Color #3b98a8 mixed toward gray.

#44929f

#4d8b96

#56858d

#5f7e84

#68787b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7070a4 · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#6a63a3 · ΔE 28.9

Tritanopia

#44a1a1 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b98a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b98a8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#3b98a8 (#3b98a8) is rgb(59, 152, 168) in RGB.

No, #3b98a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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