Sigma Cool Blue / S 1560-R90B / #3c9bd5 Hex Color Code

The hexadecimal color code #3c9bd5 is a shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #3c9bd5 is comprised of 23.53% red, 60.78% green and 83.53% blue. In the HSL color space #3c9bd5 has a hue of 203° (degrees), 65% saturation and 54% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 480.2 nm.

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Color Variations

• Inverted
  #c3642a
• 25% saturated
  #29a0e8
• Grayscale
  #898989
• 25% lighter
  #74b8e1
• Original
  #3c9bd5
• 25% darker
  #277eb4
• Web safe: teal
  #008080
• 25% desaturated
  #4b97c6
• HTML: steelblue
  #4682b4

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  4. Rich electric blue
     #0892d0
  5. Microsoft blue
     #00a2ed

• Intermediately Related

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     #b95754
  4. Aquamarine
     #7fffd4
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     #e2e5de

• Distantly Related

  1. Rich black (FOGRA39)
     #010203
  2. Vampire black
     #080808
  3. Smoky black
     #100c08
  4. Chinese black
     #141414
  5. Root beer
     #290e05

Color Schemes

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• Complement

  • #b99158

• Analogous

  • #12d6ff
  • #4e65c3

• Split

  • #acad64
  • #c56e4c

• Triad

  • #78a56c
  • #c74a56

• Square

  • #bd548b
  • #b99158
  • #54bd9a

• Tetradic

  • #9760b1
  • #b99158
  • #78a56c

#3c9bd5 linear gradient to complementary #b99158

1. #3c9bd5
2. #6799c0
3. #8197ac
4. #949697
5. #a39482
6. #af936d
7. #b99158

Monochromatic Colors

1. #007fb7
2. #1c88c1
3. #2e92cb
4. #3c9bd5
5. #49a4df
6. #55aee9
7. #60b8f3

Tones

1. #3c9bd5
2. #5498c8
3. #6495bb
4. #7092af
5. #7a8fa2
6. #828c95
7. #898989

Tints and Shades

#3c9bd5 to white

1. #3c9bd5
2. #69abdc
3. #8bbbe3
4. #aaccea
5. #c7ddf1
6. #e3eef8
7. #ffffff / #fff

#3c9bd5 to black

1. #3c9bd5
2. #367fae
3. #2f6588
4. #274b65
5. #1e3343
6. #141d24
7. #000000 / #000

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Color Blindness Simulation

Monochromacy

• Achromatopsia
  #858585
• Achromatomaly
  #648fa9

Dichromacy

• Protanopia
  #6566c7
• Deuteranopia
  #6059c4
• Tritanopia
  #41bcb9

Trichromacy

• Protanomaly
  #507bce
• Deuteranomaly
  #4f82cd
• Tritanomaly
  #3faaca

#3c9bd5 HTML / CSS Code Examples

<p style="color: #3c9bd5">…</p>

<p style="background-color: #3c9bd5">…</p>

<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #3c9bd5">…</p>

Color Charts

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Color Space Conversions

Decimal

3972053

Binary

00111100, 10011011, 11010101

Hexadecimal

#3c9bd5

LRV

≈ 29.2%

Closest short hex

#49c ΔE = 1.920

RGB

rgb(60, 155, 213)

RGBA

rgba(60, 155, 213, 1.0)

rg chromaticity

r: 0.140, g: 0.362, b: 0.498

RYB

red: 23.529%, yellow: 46.513%, blue: 83.529%

Android / android.graphics.Color

-12805163 / 0xff3c9bd5

HSL

hsl(203, 65%, 54%)

HSLA

hsla(203, 65%, 54%, 1.0)

HSV / HSB

hue: 203° (202.745), saturation: 72% (0.718), value: 84% (0.835)

HSP

hue: 202.745, saturation: 71.831%, perceived brightness: 55.944%

HSL_uv (HUSL)

H: 239.026, S: 86.966, L: 60.962

Cubehelix

H: -162.717, S: 0.869, L: 0.521

TSL

T: -1.985, S: 0.262, L: 0.522

CMYK

cyan: 72% (0.718), magenta: 27% (0.272), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 16% (0.165)

CMY

cyan: 76% (0.765), magenta: 39% (0.392), yellow: 16% (0.165)

XYZ

X: 25.590, Y: 29.205, Z: 67.226

xyY

x: 0.210, y: 0.239, Y: 29.205

CIELab

L: 60.962, a: -8.870, b: -37.611

CIELuv

L: 60.962, u: -34.863, v: -58.080

CIELCH / LCHab

L: 60.962, C: 38.642, H: 256.730

CIELUV / LCHuv

L: 60.962, C: 67.740, H: 239.026

Hunter-Lab

L: 54.041, a: -10.046, b: -35.927

CIECAM02

J: 49.395, C: 52.278, h: 237.283, Q: 138.468, M: 45.717, s: 57.460, H: 299.719

OSA-UCS

lightness: -10.259, jaune: -6.447, green: 3.956

LMS

L: 20.381, M: 31.979, S: 66.584

YCbCr

Y: 130.414, Cb: 167.522, Cr: 82.177

YCoCg

Y: 145.750, Cg: 9.250, Co: -23.250

YDbDr

Y: 133.207, Db: 120.064, Dr: 139.221

YPbPr

Y: 138.941, Pb: 39.925, Pr: -50.168

xvYCC

Y: 135.326, Cb: 163.071, Cr: 83.931

YIQ

Y: 133.207, I: -75.226, Q: -2.042

YUV

Y: 133.207, U: 39.267, V: -64.226

Okhsl

h: 239.547, s: 0.779, l: 0.604

Okhsv

h: 239.547. s: 0.796, v: 0.846

Okhwb

h: 239.547, w: 0.173, b: 0.154

Oklab

l: 0.659, a: -0.062, b: -0.106

Oklch

l: 0.659, c: 0.123, h: 239.547

Munsell Color System

2.5PB 5/12 ΔE = 4.911

Brand Color

Rdio ΔE = 5.385

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