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#3cace2

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

RGB
60, 172, 226
HSL
200°, 74%, 56%
CMYK
74, 24, 0, 11
Luminance
0.3596

Every format

HEX#3cace2
RGBrgb(60, 172, 226)
HSLhsl(200, 74%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 24%, 0%, 11%)
LABlab(66.5 -13.8 -36.2)
LCHlch(66.5 38.7 249.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.705 0.126 233.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3cace2;
background-color: #3cace2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3cace2] bg-[#3cace2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3cace2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.235, green: 0.675, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3cace2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3cace2 on white: 2.56:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3cace2 on black: 8.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red23.5%
Green67.5%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan73.5%
Magenta23.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#3cace2 text on a black background

contrast 8.19:1

Card sample

#3cace2 text on a white background

contrast 2.56:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #3cace2;
Background color
Panel with #3cace2 background
background-color: #3cace2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #3cace2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(60, 172, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(60, 172, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3cace2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cace2, #3C3DE2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3cace2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3cace2 in the Color Lab