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#39B2EC — Vivid Blue

#39B2EC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #39B2EC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#39B2EC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EB7037; it also sits naturally between #37EBCA and #3758EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#39B2EC · RGB 57, 178, 236

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Color values

HEX#39B2EC
RGB57, 178, 236
HSL199°, 82%, 57%
HSV199°, 76%, 93%
CMYK76%, 25%, 0%, 7%
XYZ32.75, 38.77, 85.11
Yxy38.77, 0.2091, 0.2475
CIE-Lab68.58, -14.05, -38.41
Hunter Lab62.26, -11.94, -42.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 70% · Blue 93%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #39B2EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #39B2EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #39B2EC

.text { color: #39B2EC; }
.background { background-color: #39B2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #39B2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(57, 178, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 82%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #39B2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(57, 178, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #39B2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(57, 178, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#39B2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#39B2EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #39B2EC

#20A9E9#1599D5#1388BE#1177A7#0E6790#0B5374#09425D#073246#041E2A#020D13

Tints of #39B2EC

#4AB9ED#5DC1EF#6FC8F1#82CFF3#94D6F4#A2DBF6#B5E2F8#C7EAF9#DAF1FB#ECF8FD

Tones of #39B2EC

#45ADDE#51A9D2#5EA4C5#6B9FB8#789BAB#84969F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB7037:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.40:1 Fails
Against black text8.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #39B2EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #39B2EC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #39B2EC: ·

How #39B2EC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #6D6EDEDeuteranopia · #665DDBTritanopia · #3FD3D0

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #39B2EC rather than the exact color:

Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Palette 37afe1
#37AFE1 · #4CC9FE · #F5F4B3 · #FFFECB
Royal Canyon
#137E98 · #33A9E6 · #E86341 · #F2D0BC
Tranquil Ruby Whisper
#124275 · #387D9F · #2EACEA · #CFE6EE
Silent Ruby Ember
#16ADA7 · #30B8E5 · #6DA8EC · #9FAEF3
Frozen Ruby Aurora
#1A4D4B · #1B728D · #36BBE3 · #C0D3EA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#3AB4F2#37AFE1#33A9E6#2EACEA#30B8E5#36BBE3#3BBAF8#47B0F0#3CACFA#3EA3EA#3FABDF#46AAE7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #39B2EB  ·  #39B2ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #39B2EC?

#39B2EC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 57, 178, 236). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #39B2EC?

#39B2EC is RGB 57, 178, 236 — HSL 199°, 82%, 57% — CMYK 76%, 25%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #39B2EC?

Its complement is #EB7037; analogous partners are #37EBCA and #3758EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #39B2EC for text?

Black text on #39B2EC has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.