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#3DB8FA Color

#3DB8FA is rgb(61, 184, 250) in RGB, hsl(201, 95%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 2%) 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 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3DB8FA
HEX#3DB8FA
RGBrgb(61, 184, 250)
HSLhsl(201, 95%, 61%)
HSVhsv(201, 76%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.142 237.1)
LABlab(70.31% -18.20 -43.17)
LCHlch(70.31% 46.85 247.14)

What #3DB8FA 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 #3DB8FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.74Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 6.07Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 6.4Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 8.26Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 8.49Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 9.75

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

#3DB8FA Channel Values

How #3DB8FA 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 184 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 95% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 76% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3DB8FA 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3DB8FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3DB8FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3DB8FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3DB8FA
Complementary
#FA7F3D
Analogous
#3DFADE
Analogous
#3D59FA
Triadic
#FA3DB8
Triadic
#B8FA3D
Split comp.
#FA3D59
Split comp.
#FADE3D

Tints & Shades of #3DB8FA

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

#56C1FB
#74CCFB
#8DD5FC
#A5DEFD
#BEE7FD
#DCF2FE

Shades

#15A9F9
#0693E0
#0579B8
#045C8B
#034263
#02273C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3DB8FA.

How #3DB8FA 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#3DB8FA
Protanopia#ABABFA
Protanomaly#8CB0FA
Deuteranopia#9D9DFB
Deuteranomaly#81A8FB
Tritanopia#00C2C2
Tritanomaly#1ABEDB
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3DB8FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3db8fa: #3DB8FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3DB8FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3db8fa': '#3DB8FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.722, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_3db8fa">#3DB8FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#3DB8FA"

More Blue Colors

#3DB8FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3DB8FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3DB8FA?

#3DB8FA is a light blue — rgb(61, 184, 250) in RGB and hsl(201, 95%, 61%) 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 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #3DB8FA?

#3DB8FA is rgb(61, 184, 250) — red 61, green 184, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3DB8FA?

#3DB8FA converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3DB8FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3DB8FA scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3DB8FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3DB8FA 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 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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