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#3399bb

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
51, 153, 187
HSL
195°, 57%, 47%
CMYK
73, 18, 0, 27
Luminance
0.2707

Every format

HEX#3399bb
RGBrgb(51, 153, 187)
HSLhsl(195, 57%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 18%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(59.0 -17.8 -26.0)
LCHlch(59.0 31.5 235.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.640 0.104 224.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3399bb;
background-color: #3399bb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3399bb] bg-[#3399bb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3399bb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.200, green: 0.600, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3399bb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3399bb on white: 3.27:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3399bb on black: 6.41:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red20.0%
Green60.0%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan72.7%
Magenta18.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#3399bb text on a black background

contrast 6.41:1

Card sample

#3399bb text on a white background

contrast 3.27:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3399bb;
Background color
Panel with #3399bb background
background-color: #3399bb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3399bb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(51, 153, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(51, 153, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3399bb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3399bb, #333EBB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3399bb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3399bb in the Color Lab