#3AB6CC

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Skyblue.

About #3AB6CC

At its core, #3AB6CC is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Skyblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 58 red, 182 green, and 204 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 72% cyan and 11% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3AB6CC
RGB58, 182, 204
HSL189.0°, 58.9%, 51.4%
CMYK72%, 11%, 0%, 20%
HSV189.0°, 71.6%, 80.0%
LAB68.5, -26.4, -20.9
XYZ29.4, 38.7, 63.1
Decimal3847884

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.74:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.43:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3AB6CC; }
.text-color { color: #3AB6CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #3AB6CC; }

Similar Colors

Skyblue
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