All About Color #3C8CAA

#3C8CAA

About #3C8CAA

#3C8CAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #3C8CAA. In RGB it is red 60, green 140, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 196°, saturation 48%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 65%, 18%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.80:1 on white and 5.52:1 on black.

#3C8CAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet3C, 8C, AA
CMYK64.71%, 17.65%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal60, 140, 170
HSL196°, 48%, 45%
RGB Octal74, 214, 252
HSV (HSB)196.36°, 64.71%, 66.67%
RGB Binary111100, 10001100, 10101010
CIE-L*AB54.68, -14.89, -23.06
RGB Percent23.53%, 54.90%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH54.68, 27.45, 237.14
XYZ18.50, 22.62, 41.42
CIE-L*UV54.68, -31.52, -32.71
xyY0.22, 0.27, 22.62
Hunter-Lab47.56, -13.81, -18.35
RYB23.53%, 41.69%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3C8CAA on a dark background: contrast 5.52:1, passes WCAG AA.
#3C8CAA on a light background: contrast 3.80:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3C8CAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3C8CAA · #73B6CE · #245466 · #AA593C · #CE8C73

Analogous palette

#3CAA59 · #3CAA90 · #3C8CAA · #3C55AA · #593CAA

Triadic palette

#3C8CAA · #AA3C8C · #8CAA3C · #73B6CE · #CE73B6

Tetradic palette

#3C8CAA · #903CAA · #AA593C · #55AA3C · #245466

Monochromatic palette

#142F39 · #285E71 · #3C8CAA · #68B0CA · #A1CEDE

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