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#3EB8FE Color

#3EB8FE is rgb(62, 184, 254) in RGB, hsl(202, 99%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 28%, 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 5.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EB8FE
HEX#3EB8FE
RGBrgb(62, 184, 254)
HSLhsl(202, 99%, 62%)
HSVhsv(202, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 28%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.146 238.8)
LABlab(70.48% -16.99 -45.05)
LCHlch(70.48% 48.15 249.33)

What #3EB8FE 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 #3EB8FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 5.88Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 7.36Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.36Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 8.39Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 8.75Very Light Azure#74BBFBΔE 9.85

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

#3EB8FE Channel Values

How #3EB8FE 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 184 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 99% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EB8FE 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3EB8FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3EB8FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3EB8FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3EB8FE
Complementary
#FE853E
Analogous
#3EFEE4
Analogous
#3E58FE
Triadic
#FE3EB8
Triadic
#B8FE3E
Split comp.
#FE3E58
Split comp.
#FEE43E

Tints & Shades of #3EB8FE

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

#58C1FE
#71CAFE
#8AD4FE
#A9DFFF
#C2E8FF
#DBF2FF

Shades

#16A9FE
#0191E4
#0177BC
#015D93
#01446B
#00273D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3EB8FE.

How #3EB8FE 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#3EB8FE
Protanopia#ABABFE
Protanomaly#8CB0FE
Deuteranopia#9D9DFF
Deuteranomaly#81A8FF
Tritanopia#00C3C3
Tritanomaly#18BFDD
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3EB8FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3eb8fe: #3EB8FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EB8FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3eb8fe': '#3EB8FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.722, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_3eb8fe">#3EB8FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#3EB8FE"

More Blue Colors

#3EB8FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3EB8FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EB8FE?

#3EB8FE is a light blue — rgb(62, 184, 254) in RGB and hsl(202, 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 5.88.

What is the RGB value of #3EB8FE?

#3EB8FE is rgb(62, 184, 254) — red 62, green 184, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EB8FE?

#3EB8FE converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 28%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3EB8FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EB8FE scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3EB8FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3EB8FE 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 7.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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