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#3c9fdf

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

RGB
60, 159, 223
HSL
204°, 72%, 56%
CMYK
73, 29, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3108

Every format

HEX#3c9fdf
RGBrgb(60, 159, 223)
HSLhsl(204, 72%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 29%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(62.6 -7.7 -40.6)
LCHlch(62.6 41.4 259.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.673 0.131 241.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3c9fdf;
background-color: #3c9fdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3c9fdf] bg-[#3c9fdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3c9fdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.235, green: 0.624, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3c9fdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3c9fdf on white: 2.91:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3c9fdf on black: 7.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red23.5%
Green62.4%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan73.1%
Magenta28.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#3c9fdf text on a black background

contrast 7.22:1

Card sample

#3c9fdf text on a white background

contrast 2.91:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3c9fdf;
Background color
Panel with #3c9fdf background
background-color: #3c9fdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3c9fdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(60, 159, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(60, 159, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3c9fdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c9fdf, #463CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3c9fdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3c9fdf in the Color Lab