All About Color #3B8ADE

#3B8ADE

About #3B8ADE

#3B8ADE is a medium blue color with the hex code #3B8ADE. In RGB it is red 59, green 138, blue 222; in HSL it is hue 211°, saturation 71%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 73%, 38%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 3.57:1 on white and 5.88:1 on black.

#3B8ADE Color Conversion

Hex triplet3B, 8A, DE
CMYK73.42%, 37.84%, 0.00%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal59, 138, 222
HSL211°, 71%, 55%
RGB Octal73, 212, 336
HSV (HSB)210.92°, 73.42%, 87.06%
RGB Binary111011, 10001010, 11011110
CIE-L*AB56.47, 4.01, -49.74
RGB Percent23.14%, 54.12%, 87.06%
CIE-L*CH56.47, 49.90, 274.61
XYZ24.08, 24.38, 72.54
CIE-L*UV56.47, -28.83, -78.60
xyY0.20, 0.20, 24.38
Hunter-Lab49.38, 0.63, -52.54
RYB23.14%, 44.00%, 87.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3B8ADE on a dark background: contrast 5.88:1, passes WCAG AA.
#3B8ADE on a light background: contrast 3.57:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3B8ADE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #3B8ADE. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#3B8ADE · #89B9EB · #1B5CA1 · #DE8F3B · #EBBC89

Analogous palette

#3BDE8F · #3BDBDE · #3B8ADE · #3D3BDE · #8F3BDE

Triadic palette

#3B8ADE · #DE3B8A · #8ADE3B · #89B9EB · #EB89B9

Tetradic palette

#3B8ADE · #DE3BDB · #DE8F3B · #3BDE3D · #1B5CA1

Monochromatic palette

#123E6D · #1E64AE · #3B8ADE · #7CB1E9 · #BED8F4

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