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#3bbcc5

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

RGB
59, 188, 197
HSL
184°, 54%, 50%
CMYK
70, 5, 0, 23
Luminance
0.4093

Every format

HEX#3bbcc5
RGBrgb(59, 188, 197)
HSLhsl(184, 54%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 5%, 0%, 23%)
LABlab(70.1 -31.3 -14.7)
LCHlch(70.1 34.6 205.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.731 0.109 201.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3bbcc5;
background-color: #3bbcc5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3bbcc5] bg-[#3bbcc5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3bbcc5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.231, green: 0.737, blue: 0.773)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3bbcc5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3bbcc5 on white: 2.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3bbcc5 on black: 9.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red23.1%
Green73.7%
Blue77.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan70.1%
Magenta4.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)22.7%

Color previews

#3bbcc5 text on a black background

contrast 9.19:1

Card sample

#3bbcc5 text on a white background

contrast 2.29:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3bbcc5;
Background color
Panel with #3bbcc5 background
background-color: #3bbcc5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3bbcc5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(59, 188, 197, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(59, 188, 197, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3bbcc5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbcc5, #3B60C5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3bbcc5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3bbcc5 in the Color Lab