#3ABAED

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#3abaed is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(58, 186, 237), HSL(197°, 83%, 58%), CMYK(76%, 22%, 0%, 7%). Closest named color: deepskyblue. Contrast is 2.23:1 on white and 9.43:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#3abaed
RGBrgb(58 186 237)
RGB (legacy)rgb(58, 186, 237)
RGB %rgb(23% 73% 93%)
HSLhsl(197 83% 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197, 76%, 93%)
HWBhwb(197 23% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(70.37 -22.99 -36.09)
LCHlch(70.37 42.79 237.5)
OKLaboklab(0.742 -0.0845 -0.0991)
OKLCHoklch(0.742 0.1302 229.53)
Decimal3848941

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colordeepskyblue ΔE 2.7
Closest web-safe color#33ccff
Hue197°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)83% / 76%
Lightness (HSL)58%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)60% / 64%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4213
Red / Green / Blue58 / 186 / 237

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
2.23:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
9.43:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 43.5 / -58.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -48.3 / 60.5

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #3abaed;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(74.2% 0.1302 229.53);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(58 186 237 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#3abaed] text-[#3abaed] border-[#3abaed]">