Information about #3C97BE color
Basic facts about this digital color
#3C97BE presents itself as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Boston Blue (#3B91B4). Slightly further away sit Homebox Blue (#36A2B9) and Glacial Blue Ice (#368BC1).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(60, 151, 190)), which gives #3C97BE its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. #3C97BE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#3C97BE color variations
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#3C97BE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3C97BE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3C97BE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3C97BE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3C97BE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #3C97BE color
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Nearest named colors to #3C97BE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3B91B4
#36A2B9
#368BC1
#3090C7
#33A1C9
#3AA8C1
#4E93BA
#3D85B8
#4190AD
#43A8C5
#488AC7
#4997D0
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3C97BE
- RGB60, 151, 190
- CMYK51, 15, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(60, 151, 190)
- HSL198°, 52%, 49%
- HSL Precise198°, 52%, 49.02%
- HSV198°, 68%, 75%
- HSB198°, 68%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.235
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.235, 0.592, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.235, 0.592, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.235, 0.592, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB23.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID3C97BE
- DECIMAL ID3971006
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
