#3c98e5

Color #3c98e5

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3c98e5

RGB

rgb(60, 152, 229)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 76.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 73.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.8%, 33.6%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(60.84, -1.61, -46.69)

LCH

lch(60.84, 46.72, 268.03)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1435, 247.55)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 23.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5893c

Analogous

#3ce5dd

#3c98e5

#3c44e5

Triadic

#3c98e5

#e53c98

#98e53c

Split-complementary

#3c98e5

#e53c44

#e5dd3c

Tetradic

#3c98e5

#893ce5

#e5893c

#98e53c

Square

#3c98e5

#dd3ce5

#e5893c

#44e53c

Shades

Color #3c98e5 mixed toward black.

#1c81d5

#1767aa

#114d80

#0b3455

#061a2b

Tints

Color #3c98e5 mixed toward white.

#5da9e9

#7dbaee

#9eccf2

#beddf6

#dfeefb

Tones

Color #3c98e5 mixed toward gray.

#4a97d7

#5896c9

#6694bb

#7493ad

#83929f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071d6 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#6b63d2 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#44c8c5 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3c98e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3c98e5]

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Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#3c98e5 (#3c98e5) is rgb(60, 152, 229) in RGB.

No, #3c98e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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