#3c8de5

Color #3c8de5

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.58 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#3c8de5

RGB

rgb(60, 141, 229)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 76.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 73.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.8%, 38.4%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(57.72, 4.84, -51.64)

LCH

lch(57.72, 51.87, 275.35)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.154, 253.01)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 23.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5943c

Analogous

#3ce2e5

#3c8de5

#3f3ce5

Triadic

#3c8de5

#e53c8d

#8de53c

Split-complementary

#3c8de5

#e53f3c

#e2e53c

Tetradic

#3c8de5

#943ce5

#e5943c

#8de53c

Square

#3c8de5

#e53ce2

#e5943c

#3ce53f

Shades

Color #3c8de5 mixed toward black.

#1c75d5

#175daa

#114680

#0b2f55

#06172b

Tints

Color #3c8de5 mixed toward white.

#5da0e9

#7db3ee

#9ec6f2

#bed9f6

#dfecfb

Tones

Color #3c8de5 mixed toward gray.

#4a8ed7

#588ec9

#668fbb

#748fad

#83909f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696ad4 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#645ed0 · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#43c5c2 · ΔE 30.5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 23.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3c8de5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c8de5]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#3c8de5 (#3c8de5) is rgb(60, 141, 229) in RGB.

No, #3c8de5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #3c8de5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast