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#3FBCD9 closest to Caribbean Blue

#3FBCD9 is a light, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Caribbean Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 73.7% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(63, 188, 217)). Its HSL value is 191° hue, 67% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 71% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #3FBCD9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.41:1.

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Variations of #3FBCD9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#3FBCD9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#3FBCD9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #3FBCD9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #93A7D9
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B6DB
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #95B6DA
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93A7D9
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #83AFD9
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C6C5
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00C0D0
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9BB1BA

#3FBCD9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.23:1 Very poor#3FBCD9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.41:1 Very good#3FBCD9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#3FBCD9 in CSS

/* Caribbean Blue */
.color { color: #3FBCD9; }
.background { background-color: #3FBCD9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #3FBCD9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(63 188 217);
color: hsl(191 67% 55%);
color: oklch(0.739 0.114 216.6);

#3FBCD9 FAQ

What color is #3FBCD9?

#3FBCD9 is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Caribbean Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #3FBCD9?

#3FBCD9 is rgb(63, 188, 217) in RGB, hsl(191, 67%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(71%, 13%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #3FBCD9?

The complementary color of #3FBCD9 is #D95C3F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #3FBCD9?

Black text has the best contrast on #3FBCD9: 9.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #3FBCD9 a warm or cool color?

#3FBCD9 is a cool color.