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#3DABEB Color

#3DABEB is rgb(61, 171, 235) in RGB, hsl(202, 81%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 27%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3DABEB
HEX#3DABEB
RGBrgb(61, 171, 235)
HSLhsl(202, 81%, 58%)
HSVhsv(202, 74%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 27%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.135 238.8)
LABlab(65.96% -15.96 -41.82)
LCHlch(65.96% 44.77 249.12)

What #3DABEB 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 #3DABEB, 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.

#3DABEB Channel Values

How #3DABEB 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 171 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 81% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 74% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3DABEB 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3DABEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3DABEB; 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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Tints & Shades of #3DABEB

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 #3DABEB.

How #3DABEB 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#3DABEB
Protanopia#9F9FEB
Protanomaly#83A4EB
Deuteranopia#9292EC
Deuteranomaly#799DEC
Tritanopia#00B5B5
Tritanomaly#20B1CD
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3DABEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3dabeb: #3DABEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3DABEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3dabeb': '#3DABEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.671, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_3dabeb">#3DABEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#3DABEB"

More Blue Colors

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

#3DABEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3DABEB?

#3DABEB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(61, 171, 235) in RGB and hsl(202, 81%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerulean (#00AAEE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.57.

What is the RGB value of #3DABEB?

#3DABEB is rgb(61, 171, 235) — red 61, green 171, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3DABEB?

#3DABEB converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 27%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3DABEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3DABEB scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #3DABEB 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 10.17, which is visibly different.

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