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#3DA1DB Color

#3DA1DB is rgb(61, 161, 219) in RGB, hsl(202, 69%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 26%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Carolina Blue (#4B9CD3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3DA1DB
HEX#3DA1DB
RGBrgb(61, 161, 219)
HSLhsl(202, 69%, 55%)
HSVhsv(202, 72%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 26%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.125 238.3)
LABlab(62.41% -15.38 -38.57)
LCHlch(62.41% 41.53 248.27)

What #3DA1DB 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 #3DA1DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#3DA1DB Channel Values

How #3DA1DB 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 61 · G 161 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 69% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 72% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3DA1DB 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 text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3DA1DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3DA1DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #3DA1DB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3DA1DB.

How #3DA1DB 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#3DA1DB
Protanopia#9696DB
Protanomaly#7C9ADB
Deuteranopia#8A8ADC
Deuteranomaly#7394DC
Tritanopia#06AAAA
Tritanomaly#26A6BF
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3DA1DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3da1db: #3DA1DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3DA1DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3da1db': '#3DA1DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.631, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_3da1db">#3DA1DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#3DA1DB"

More Blue Colors

#3DA1DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3DA1DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3DA1DB?

#3DA1DB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(61, 161, 219) in RGB and hsl(202, 69%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Carolina Blue (#4B9CD3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.89.

What is the RGB value of #3DA1DB?

#3DA1DB is rgb(61, 161, 219) — red 61, green 161, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3DA1DB?

#3DA1DB converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3DA1DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3DA1DB scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3DA1DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3DA1DB 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 13.76, which is visibly different.

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