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#3bafff

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
59, 175, 255
HSL
205°, 100%, 62%
CMYK
77, 31, 0, 0
Luminance
0.3881

Every format

HEX#3bafff
RGBrgb(59, 175, 255)
HSLhsl(205, 100%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(68.6 -5.7 -48.7)
LCHlch(68.6 49.0 263.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.726 0.154 243.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3bafff;
background-color: #3bafff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3bafff] bg-[#3bafff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3bafff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.231, green: 0.686, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3bafff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3bafff on white: 2.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3bafff on black: 8.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red23.1%
Green68.6%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan76.9%
Magenta31.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#3bafff text on a black background

contrast 8.76:1

Card sample

#3bafff text on a white background

contrast 2.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(59, 175, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(59, 175, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3bafff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bafff, #4A3BFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3bafff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3bafff in the Color Lab