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#3bbcff

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

RGB
59, 188, 255
HSL
201°, 100%, 62%
CMYK
77, 26, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4412

Every format

HEX#3bbcff
RGBrgb(59, 188, 255)
HSLhsl(201, 100%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 26%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(72.3 -12.8 -42.9)
LCHlch(72.3 44.8 253.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.755 0.145 236.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #3bbcff;
background-color: #3bbcff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#3bbcff] bg-[#3bbcff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #3bbcff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.231, green: 0.737, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#3bbcff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#3bbcff on white: 2.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#3bbcff on black: 9.82:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red23.1%
Green73.7%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan76.9%
Magenta26.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#3bbcff text on a black background

contrast 9.82:1

Card sample

#3bbcff text on a white background

contrast 2.14:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(59, 188, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(59, 188, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #3bbcff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbcff, #3D3BFF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #3bbcff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #3bbcff in the Color Lab