All About Color #3BB2DE

#3BB2DE

About #3BB2DE

#3BB2DE is a medium blue color with the hex code #3BB2DE. In RGB it is red 59, green 178, blue 222; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 71%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 73%, 20%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.44:1 on white and 8.61:1 on black.

#3BB2DE Color Conversion

Hex triplet3B, B2, DE
CMYK73.42%, 19.82%, 0.00%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal59, 178, 222
HSL196°, 71%, 55%
RGB Octal73, 262, 336
HSV (HSB)196.20°, 73.42%, 87.06%
RGB Binary111011, 10110010, 11011110
CIE-L*AB68.05, -18.46, -31.57
RGB Percent23.14%, 69.80%, 87.06%
CIE-L*CH68.05, 36.57, 239.68
XYZ30.91, 38.04, 74.82
CIE-L*UV68.05, -42.60, -47.61
xyY0.21, 0.26, 38.04
Hunter-Lab61.68, -18.49, -28.75
RYB23.14%, 50.11%, 87.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3BB2DE on a dark background: contrast 8.61:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#3BB2DE on a light background: contrast 2.44:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3BB2DE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3BB2DE · #89D1EB · #1B7EA1 · #DE663B · #EBA389

Analogous palette

#3BDE66 · #3BDEB8 · #3BB2DE · #3B61DE · #663BDE

Triadic palette

#3BB2DE · #DE3BB2 · #B2DE3B · #89D1EB · #EB89D1

Tetradic palette

#3BB2DE · #B83BDE · #DE663B · #61DE3B · #1B7EA1

Monochromatic palette

#12556D · #1E88AE · #3BB2DE · #7CCCE9 · #BEE5F4

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