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#3C10CB Color

#3C10CB is rgb(60, 16, 203) in RGB, hsl(254, 85%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 92%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3C10CB
HEX#3C10CB
RGBrgb(60, 16, 203)
HSLhsl(254, 85%, 43%)
HSVhsv(254, 92%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 92%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(41.4% 0.246 277.4)
LABlab(26.73% 56.21 -86.98)
LCHlch(26.73% 103.56 302.87)

What #3C10CB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3C10CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.19Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 14.81Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.65Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.74Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 16.06Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 16.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#3C10CB Channel Values

How #3C10CB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 60 · G 16 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 85% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 92% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.87:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3C10CB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3C10CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3C10CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3C10CB
Complementary
#9FCB10
Analogous
#1042CB
Analogous
#9910CB
Triadic
#CB3C10
Triadic
#10CB3C
Split comp.
#CB9910
Split comp.
#42CB10

Tints & Shades of #3C10CB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4918EC
#673EEF
#8563F2
#9F84F5
#BCAAF8
#DAD0FB

Shades

#340EAF
#2D0C97
#240A7B
#1D0863
#150647
#0E042F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3C10CB.

How #3C10CB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3C10CB
Protanopia#1D1DCB
Protanomaly#2C18CB
Deuteranopia#2525CB
Deuteranomaly#301ECB
Tritanopia#005050
Tritanomaly#003F92
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #3C10CB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3c10cb: #3C10CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3C10CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3c10cb': '#3C10CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.063, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_3c10cb">#3C10CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#3C10CB"

More Blue Colors

#3C10CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3C10CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3C10CB?

#3C10CB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(60, 16, 203) in RGB and hsl(254, 85%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #3C10CB?

#3C10CB is rgb(60, 16, 203) — red 60, green 16, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3C10CB?

#3C10CB converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 92%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3C10CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3C10CB scores 9.87:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3C10CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3C10CB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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