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#3DABF5 Color

#3DABF5 is rgb(61, 171, 245) in RGB, hsl(204, 90%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(75%, 30%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Blue (#00A2ED), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3DABF5
HEX#3DABF5
RGBrgb(61, 171, 245)
HSLhsl(204, 90%, 60%)
HSVhsv(204, 75%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(75%, 30%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.146 242.7)
LABlab(66.34% -13.20 -46.66)
LCHlch(66.34% 48.49 254.21)

What #3DABF5 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 #3DABF5, 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.

#3DABF5 Channel Values

How #3DABF5 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 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 90% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 75% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 75% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3DABF5 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 text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3DABF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3DABF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #3DABF5

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 #3DABF5.

How #3DABF5 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#3DABF5
Protanopia#9F9FF5
Protanomaly#83A4F5
Deuteranopia#9292F6
Deuteranomaly#799DF6
Tritanopia#00B7B7
Tritanomaly#16B2D2
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3DABF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3dabf5: #3DABF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3DABF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3dabf5': '#3DABF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.671, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_3dabf5">#3DABF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#3DABF5"

More Blue Colors

#3DABF5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3DABF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3DABF5?

#3DABF5 is a light blue — rgb(61, 171, 245) in RGB and hsl(204, 90%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Blue (#00A2ED), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #3DABF5?

#3DABF5 is rgb(61, 171, 245) — red 61, green 171, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3DABF5?

#3DABF5 converts to approximately cmyk(75%, 30%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3DABF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3DABF5 scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3DABF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3DABF5 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 12.57, which is visibly different.

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