#3399A8

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.

About #3399A8

At its core, #3399A8 is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cadetblue. Its digital footprint relies on 51 parts red, 153 parts green, and 168 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 70% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black. With a hue angle of 187.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3399A8
RGB51, 153, 168
HSL187.7°, 53.4%, 42.9%
CMYK70%, 9%, 0%, 34%
HSV187.7°, 69.6%, 65.9%
LAB58.3, -23.9, -16.4
XYZ19.8, 26.3, 41.1
Decimal3381672

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.26:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3399A8; }
.text-color { color: #3399A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3399A8; }

Similar Colors

Cadetblue
#5F9EA0