Close to Cornflower Blue
#3FAAFE
#3FAAFE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 24.7% red, 66.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 206°, with 99% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #3FAAFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.50:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.39:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3FAAFE as they’d see it.
#3FAAFE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #3FAAFE
What color is #3FAAFE?
#3FAAFE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 24.7% red, 66.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 206°, with 99% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #3FAAFE in RGB?
#3FAAFE is rgb(63, 170, 254): 63 red, 170 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #3FAAFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(75, 33, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #3FAAFE?
PANTONE 7457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #3FAAFE?
Its complement #E29155 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.