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#3CB5F6 Color

#3CB5F6 is rgb(60, 181, 246) in RGB, hsl(201, 91%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3CB5F6
HEX#3CB5F6
RGBrgb(60, 181, 246)
HSLhsl(201, 91%, 60%)
HSVhsv(201, 76%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.14 237.1)
LABlab(69.27% -17.97 -42.64)
LCHlch(69.27% 46.27 247.15)

What #3CB5F6 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 #3CB5F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.06Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 5.58Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 6.68Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 7.45Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 7.55Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 9.19

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

#3CB5F6 Channel Values

How #3CB5F6 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 181 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 91% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 76% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3CB5F6 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3CB5F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3CB5F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3CB5F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3CB5F6
Complementary
#F67D3C
Analogous
#3CF6DA
Analogous
#3C58F6
Triadic
#F63CB5
Triadic
#B5F63C
Split comp.
#F63C58
Split comp.
#F6DA3C

Tints & Shades of #3CB5F6

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

#55BEF7
#72C9F8
#8AD3F9
#A7DEFB
#C0E7FC
#DDF2FD

Shades

#15A6F4
#0A8FD6
#0875AF
#065B88
#054161
#03273A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3CB5F6.

How #3CB5F6 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#3CB5F6
Protanopia#A8A8F6
Protanomaly#8AADF6
Deuteranopia#9A9AF7
Deuteranomaly#7FA6F7
Tritanopia#00BFBF
Tritanomaly#1ABBD7
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

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Using #3CB5F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3cb5f6: #3CB5F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3CB5F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3cb5f6': '#3CB5F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.235, green: 0.710, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_3cb5f6">#3CB5F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#3CB5F6"

More Blue Colors

#3CB5F6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3CB5F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3CB5F6?

#3CB5F6 is a light blue — rgb(60, 181, 246) in RGB and hsl(201, 91%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #3CB5F6?

#3CB5F6 is rgb(60, 181, 246) — red 60, green 181, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3CB5F6?

#3CB5F6 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3CB5F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3CB5F6 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3CB5F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3CB5F6 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 deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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