#3bc9e2
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue
RGB
59, 201, 226
HSL
189°, 74%, 56%
CMYK
74, 11, 0, 11
Luminance
0.4819
Every format
| HEX | #3bc9e2 |
| RGB | rgb(59, 201, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 74%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 11%, 0%, 11%) |
| LAB | lab(74.9 -28.9 -23.2) |
| LCH | lch(74.9 37.0 218.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.773 0.121 212.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #3bc9e2;
background-color: #3bc9e2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3bc9e2] bg-[#3bc9e2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3bc9e2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.231, green: 0.788, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3bc9e2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#3bc9e2 on white: 1.97:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#3bc9e2 on black: 10.64:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red23.1%
Green78.8%
Blue88.6%
CMYK percentages
Cyan73.9%
Magenta11.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%
Color previews
#3bc9e2 text on a black background
contrast 10.64:1
Card sample
#3bc9e2 text on a white background
contrast 1.97:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #3bc9e2;
Background color
Panel with #3bc9e2 background
background-color: #3bc9e2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3bc9e2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(59, 201, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(59, 201, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3bc9e2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc9e2, #3B5AE2);