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#3EBBFE Color

#3EBBFE is rgb(62, 187, 254) in RGB, hsl(201, 99%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3EBBFE
HEX#3EBBFE
RGBrgb(62, 187, 254)
HSLhsl(201, 99%, 62%)
HSVhsv(201, 76%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.144 237.1)
LABlab(71.35% -18.44 -43.70)
LCHlch(71.35% 47.43 247.12)

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

Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 5.65Vivid Cerulean#00AAEEΔE 6.56Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 7.33Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.07Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 9.56Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 9.83

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

#3EBBFE Channel Values

How #3EBBFE 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 187 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 99% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 76% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3EBBFE 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #3EBBFE

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

Base
#3EBBFE
Complementary
#FE813E
Analogous
#3EFEE1
Analogous
#3E5BFE
Triadic
#FE3EBB
Triadic
#BBFE3E
Split comp.
#FE3E5B
Split comp.
#FEE13E

Tints & Shades of #3EBBFE

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

#58C4FE
#71CDFE
#8AD6FE
#A9E1FF
#C2E9FF
#DBF2FF

Shades

#16ADFE
#0195E4
#017ABC
#016093
#01456B
#00283D

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

How #3EBBFE 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#3EBBFE
Protanopia#ADADFE
Protanomaly#8EB3FE
Deuteranopia#9F9FFF
Deuteranomaly#83ABFF
Tritanopia#00C5C5
Tritanomaly#1AC1DE
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3EBBFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3ebbfe: #3EBBFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3EBBFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3ebbfe': '#3EBBFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.243, green: 0.733, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_3ebbfe">#3EBBFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#3EBBFE"

More Blue Colors

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

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#3EBBFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3EBBFE?

#3EBBFE is a light blue — rgb(62, 187, 254) in RGB and hsl(201, 99%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00BFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #3EBBFE?

#3EBBFE is rgb(62, 187, 254) — red 62, green 187, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3EBBFE?

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

Should text on #3EBBFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #3EBBFE scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #3EBBFE 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 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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