Color

#3FAFCE

Light cool blue. Nearest reference color: Maximum blue.

RGB

0–255

175

206

CMYK

0–100%

69.42%

15.05%

19.22%

RGB describes how #3FAFCE is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 63, green 175 and blue 206.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 69.42%, magenta 15.05%, yellow 0% and black 19.22%.

HSL values

H 193.01° S 59.34% L 52.75%

In the HSL color model, #3FAFCE has a hue of 193.01°, 59.34% saturation and 52.75% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#3FAFCE is a light, cool blue with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #3FAFCE in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #3FAFCE

RGB rgb(63, 175, 206)

HSL hsl(193.01 59.34% 52.75%)

OKLCH oklch(0.703812 0.108306 219.936)

CSS --color: #3FAFCE;

Tints of #3FAFCE

Tints are lighter variations of #3FAFCE. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D6F5FF #9DE7FF #6BD7F7 #56C3E2 #3FAFCE

Shades of #3FAFCE

Shades are darker variations of #3FAFCE. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#3FAFCE #00819D #005467 #002B36 #00070B

Tones of #3FAFCE

Tones reduce the chroma of #3FAFCE, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#3FAFCE #5DACC4 #73A9BB #85A6B1 #95A2A7

Tonal range of #3FAFCE

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #3FAFCE between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D6F5FF #9DE7FF #6BD7F7 #56C3E2 #3FAFCE #00819D #005467 #002B36 #00070B

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D6F5FF;
    --color-200: #9DE7FF;
    --color-300: #6BD7F7;
    --color-400: #56C3E2;
    --color-500: #3FAFCE;
    --color-600: #00819D;
    --color-700: #005467;
    --color-800: #002B36;
    --color-900: #00070B;
}

Colors that go with #3FAFCE

Color harmonies for #3FAFCE are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#3FAFCE #D9886B

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#35B5AE #3FAFCE #69A4E1

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#3FAFCE #CD84B5 #AFA14B

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#3FAFCE #D98290 #CB934F

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#3FAFCE #B48CD2 #D9886B #89AD63

CSS gradients with #3FAFCE

These gradients show how #3FAFCE moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#3FAFCE #79C3DB #A8D7E7 #D4EBF3 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3FAFCE, #79C3DB, #A8D7E7, #D4EBF3, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#3FAFCE #28768C #12414E #031319 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3FAFCE, #28768C, #12414E, #031319, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#3FAFCE #46B69C #89AD64 #BE9A4A #D9886B

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #3FAFCE, #46B69C, #89AD64, #BE9A4A, #D9886B);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #3FAFCE. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.55:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.23:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3617 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #3FAFCE as the background.

background-color: #3FAFCE;
color: #000000;

Using #3FAFCE in design

See how #3FAFCE works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#3FAFCE used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #3FAFCE to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#9DE7FF

#3FAFCE

#002B36

Colors similar to #3FAFCE

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #3FAFCE, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#5CC9E8 #1A96B4 #00B1D6 #69ABBF #35B2C5 #4CACD6 #46BED2 #3E9FC9

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #3FAFCE may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9CAAD0 Deuteranopia #889CCE Tritanopia #00B9B9

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #3FAFCE can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 28.5158
Y: 36.1697
Z: 63.8591

CIELAB

L*: 66.6494
a*: -21.5241
b*: -24.9122

OKLab

L: 0.703812
a: -0.083045
b: -0.069525

OKLCH

L: 0.703812
C: 0.108306
H: 219.936°