#3e98cc

Color #3e98cc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.63 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3e98cc

RGB

rgb(62, 152, 204)

HSL

hsl(202, 58.2%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202, 69.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.6%, 25.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(59.74, -9.96, -34.48)

LCH

lch(59.74, 35.89, 253.89)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1148, 237.74)

HWB

hwb(202, 24.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc723e

Analogous

#3eccb9

#3e98cc

#3e51cc

Triadic

#3e98cc

#cc3e98

#98cc3e

Split-complementary

#3e98cc

#cc3e51

#ccb93e

Tetradic

#3e98cc

#723ecc

#cc723e

#98cc3e

Square

#3e98cc

#b93ecc

#cc723e

#51cc3e

Shades

Color #3e98cc mixed toward black.

#2e80af

#25678c

#1c4d69

#133346

#091a23

Tints

Color #3e98cc mixed toward white.

#5ea9d5

#7ebadd

#9fcce6

#bfddee

#dfeef7

Tones

Color #3e98cc mixed toward gray.

#4a95c0

#5692b4

#628fa9

#6d8b9d

#798891

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071c1 · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#6b64be · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#46b8b6 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3e98cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3e98cc]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#3e98cc (#3e98cc) is rgb(62, 152, 204) in RGB.

No, #3e98cc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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