All About Color #3C8EB4

#3C8EB4

About #3C8EB4

#3C8EB4 is a medium blue color with the hex code #3C8EB4. In RGB it is red 60, green 142, blue 180; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 50%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 67%, 21%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 3.67:1 on white and 5.72:1 on black.

#3C8EB4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet3C, 8E, B4
CMYK66.67%, 21.11%, 0.00%, 29.41%
RGB Decimal60, 142, 180
HSL199°, 50%, 47%
RGB Octal74, 216, 264
HSV (HSB)199.00°, 66.67%, 70.59%
RGB Binary111100, 10001110, 10110100
CIE-L*AB55.69, -12.72, -27.22
RGB Percent23.53%, 55.69%, 70.59%
CIE-L*CH55.69, 30.05, 244.95
XYZ19.77, 23.60, 46.69
CIE-L*UV55.69, -31.79, -39.79
xyY0.22, 0.26, 23.60
Hunter-Lab48.58, -12.36, -22.98
RYB23.53%, 42.63%, 70.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#3C8EB4 on a dark background: contrast 5.72:1, passes WCAG AA.
#3C8EB4 on a light background: contrast 3.67:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #3C8EB4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#3C8EB4 · #79B6D2 · #25586F · #B4623C · #D29579

Analogous palette

#3CB462 · #3CB49E · #3C8EB4 · #3C52B4 · #623CB4

Triadic palette

#3C8EB4 · #B43C8E · #8EB43C · #79B6D2 · #D279B6

Tetradic palette

#3C8EB4 · #9E3CB4 · #B4623C · #52B43C · #25586F

Monochromatic palette

#163341 · #29617A · #3C8EB4 · #6EB0CF · #A7CFE2

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