#3AA8DB
A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Deepskyblue.
About #3AA8DB
The hex code #3AA8DB represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Deepskyblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(58, 168, 219).
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 23% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 199.0° hue, 69.1% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#3AA8DB
RGB58, 168, 219
HSL199.0°, 69.1%, 54.3%
CMYK74%, 23%, 0%, 14%
HSV199.0°, 73.5%, 85.9%
LAB65.0, -14.2, -34.7
XYZ28.5, 34.0, 72.1
Decimal3844315
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.80:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.63:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #3AA8DB;
}
.text-color {
color: #3AA8DB;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #3AA8DB;
}