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#3aade2

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

RGB
58, 173, 226
HSL
199°, 74%, 56%
CMYK
74, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3628

Every format

HEX#3aade2
RGBrgb(58, 173, 226)
HSLhsl(199, 74%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(66.7 -14.6 -35.8)
LCHlch(66.7 38.7 247.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.707 0.126 232.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3aade2;
background-color: #3aade2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3aade2] bg-[#3aade2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3aade2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.227, green: 0.678, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3aade2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3aade2 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3aade2 on black: 8.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red22.7%
Green67.8%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan74.3%
Magenta23.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#3aade2 text on a black background

contrast 8.26:1

Card sample

#3aade2 text on a white background

contrast 2.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3aade2;
Background color
Panel with #3aade2 background
background-color: #3aade2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3aade2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(58, 173, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(58, 173, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3aade2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3aade2, #3A3DE2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3aade2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3aade2 in the Color Lab