Palettes / Colors / #3FACDD

#3FACDD — Blue

#3FACDD is a blue color we call 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 #3FACDD 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.

#3FACDD 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 #DD7240; it also sits naturally between #40DDC1 and #405DDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 25% · Green 67% · Blue 87%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #3FACDD

.text { color: #3FACDD; }
.background { background-color: #3FACDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3FACDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(63, 172, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 70%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3FACDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(63, 172, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3FACDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(63, 172, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3FACDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3FACDD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3FACDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD7240:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #3FACDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3FACDD

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:

How #3FACDD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3FACDD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #3FACDD?

#3FACDD is Blue, a blue color (RGB 63, 172, 221). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3FACDD?

#3FACDD is RGB 63, 172, 221 — HSL 199°, 70%, 56% — CMYK 71%, 22%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #3FACDD?

Its complement is #DD7240; analogous partners are #40DDC1 and #405DDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3FACDD for text?

Black text on #3FACDD has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.