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#3EB4FE Color

#3EB4FE is rgb(62, 180, 254) in RGB, hsl(203, 99%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 29%, 0%, 0%) 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 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EB4FE
HEX#3EB4FE
RGBrgb(62, 180, 254)
HSLhsl(203, 99%, 62%)
HSVhsv(203, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 29%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.148 241.1)
LABlab(69.33% -15.04 -46.86)
LCHlch(69.33% 49.21 252.20)

What #3EB4FE 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 #3EB4FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 6.16Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 6.96Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 8.32Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 9.94Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 10.19Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 10.3

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

#3EB4FE Channel Values

How #3EB4FE 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 62 · G 180 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 99% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EB4FE 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3EB4FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3EB4FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3EB4FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3EB4FE
Complementary
#FE883E
Analogous
#3EFEE8
Analogous
#3E55FE
Triadic
#FE3EB4
Triadic
#B4FE3E
Split comp.
#FE3E55
Split comp.
#FEE83E

Tints & Shades of #3EB4FE

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

#58BEFE
#71C8FE
#8AD2FE
#A9DEFF
#C2E7FF
#DBF1FF

Shades

#16A5FE
#018DE4
#0174BC
#015B93
#01426B
#00263D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3EB4FE.

How #3EB4FE 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#3EB4FE
Protanopia#A7A7FE
Protanomaly#89ACFE
Deuteranopia#9A9AFF
Deuteranomaly#7FA5FF
Tritanopia#00BFBF
Tritanomaly#15BBDB
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3EB4FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3eb4fe: #3EB4FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EB4FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3eb4fe': '#3EB4FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.706, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_3eb4fe">#3EB4FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#3EB4FE"

More Blue Colors

#3EB4FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3EB4FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EB4FE?

#3EB4FE is a light blue — rgb(62, 180, 254) in RGB and hsl(203, 99%, 62%) 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 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #3EB4FE?

#3EB4FE is rgb(62, 180, 254) — red 62, green 180, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EB4FE?

#3EB4FE converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 29%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3EB4FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EB4FE scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3EB4FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3EB4FE 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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