#3f8af3

Color #3f8af3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#3f8af3

RGB

rgb(63, 138, 243)

HSL

hsl(215, 88.2%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 74.1%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 43.2%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(57.75, 12.04, -59.35)

LCH

lch(57.75, 60.56, 281.47)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.174, 257.49)

HWB

hwb(215, 24.7%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3a83f

Analogous

#3fe4f3

#3f8af3

#4e3ff3

Triadic

#3f8af3

#f33f8a

#8af33f

Split-complementary

#3f8af3

#f34e3f

#e4f33f

Tetradic

#3f8af3

#a83ff3

#f3a83f

#8af33f

Square

#3f8af3

#f33fe4

#f3a83f

#3ff34e

Shades

Color #3f8af3 mixed toward black.

#0f6df0

#0c57c0

#094190

#062c60

#031630

Tints

Color #3f8af3 mixed toward white.

#5f9ef5

#7fb1f7

#9fc5f9

#bfd8fb

#dfecfd

Tones

Color #3f8af3 mixed toward gray.

#4e8de4

#5d8fd5

#6c92c6

#7b94b7

#8a97a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6869df · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#645eda · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#45ceca · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3f8af3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3f8af3]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#3f8af3 (#3f8af3) is rgb(63, 138, 243) in RGB.

No, #3f8af3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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