All About Color #3BB5DE

#3BB5DE

About #3BB5DE

#3BB5DE is a medium blue color with the hex code #3BB5DE. In RGB it is red 59, green 181, blue 222; in HSL it is hue 195°, saturation 71%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 73%, 18%, 0%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.85:1 on black.

#3BB5DE Color Conversion

Hex triplet3B, B5, DE
CMYK73.42%, 18.47%, 0.00%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal59, 181, 222
HSL195°, 71%, 55%
RGB Octal73, 265, 336
HSV (HSB)195.09°, 73.42%, 87.06%
RGB Binary111011, 10110101, 11011110
CIE-L*AB68.93, -20.03, -30.21
RGB Percent23.14%, 70.98%, 87.06%
CIE-L*CH68.93, 36.25, 236.45
XYZ31.51, 39.25, 75.02
CIE-L*UV68.93, -43.66, -45.19
xyY0.22, 0.27, 39.25
Hunter-Lab62.65, -19.86, -27.14
RYB23.14%, 50.50%, 87.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3BB5DE on a dark background: contrast 8.85:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#3BB5DE on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3BB5DE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3BB5DE · #89D3EB · #1B80A1 · #DE643B · #EBA289

Analogous palette

#3BDE64 · #3BDEB5 · #3BB5DE · #3B64DE · #643BDE

Triadic palette

#3BB5DE · #DE3BB5 · #B5DE3B · #89D3EB · #EB89D3

Tetradic palette

#3BB5DE · #B53BDE · #DE643B · #64DE3B · #1B80A1

Monochromatic palette

#12566D · #1E8AAE · #3BB5DE · #7CCEE9 · #BEE6F4

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