Information about #3B8EC9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#3B8EC9 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 142, 201) — 23.1% red, 55.7% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 56 / 23 / 0 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#3B8EC9 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1). Slightly further away sit Blue Ivy (#3090C7) and Silk Blue (#488AC7).

In RGB terms — rgb(59, 142, 201) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #3B8EC9: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3B8EC9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#3B8EC9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#3B8EC9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#3B8EC9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#3B8EC9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#3B8EC9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #3B8EC9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Celestial Blue color link
Celestial Blue

#4997D0

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Peacock color link
Peacock

#33A1C9

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Tufts Blue color link
Tufts Blue

#3E8EDE

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

#3B8EC9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B8EC9
  • RGB59, 142, 201
  • CMYK56, 23, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(59, 142, 201)
  • HSL205°, 57%, 51%
  • HSL Precise204.93°, 56.8%, 50.98%
  • HSV205°, 71%, 79%
  • HSB205°, 71%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.557, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.557, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.557, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID3B8EC9
  • DECIMAL ID3903177
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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