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#03CBEF

#03cbef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#03cbef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 79.61% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.74% cyan, 15.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 189.15°, with 97.52% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.59.

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Relative luminance0.4896

Complementary

  1. #03cbef
  2. #ef2703

Split complementary

  1. #03cbef
  2. #ef0355
  3. #ef9d03

Analogous

  1. #03ef9d
  2. #03cbef
  3. #0355ef

Triadic

  1. #03cbef
  2. #ef03cb
  3. #cbef03

Tetradic

  1. #03cbef
  2. #2703ef
  3. #ef2703
  4. #cbef03

Square

  1. #03cbef
  2. #9d03ef
  3. #ef2703
  4. #55ef03

Monochromatic

  1. #014b58
  2. #028ba3
  3. #03cbef
  4. #42e0fd
  5. #8decfe

Shades

#03cbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03cbef
  2. #03b7d7
  3. #02a2bf
  4. #028ea7
  5. #027a8f
  6. #026678
  7. #015160
  8. #013d48
  9. #012930
  10. #001418
  11. #000000

Tints

#03cbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03cbef
  2. #1cd0f1
  3. #35d5f2
  4. #4fdbf4
  5. #68e0f5
  6. #81e5f7
  7. #9aeaf9
  8. #b3effa
  9. #cdf5fc
  10. #e6fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03cbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03cbef
  2. #10c4e4
  3. #1cbcd9
  4. #29b5ce
  5. #35adc3
  6. #42a6b8
  7. #4e9eac
  8. #5b97a1
  9. #678f96
  10. #74888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94c1d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c5f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b2ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ec7f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79bcef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03cbef {
  color: #03cbef;
}
Background
.bg-03cbef {
  background-color: #03cbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-03cbef {
  border: 2px solid #03cbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03cbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 203 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03cbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03cbef, #0355ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03cbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 203 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.59 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.26 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.54 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.94 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.82 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.22 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.47 #fc3410 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#03cbef  rgb(3, 203, 239)  hsl(189, 98%, 47%)  Sky Blue
#ef2703  rgb(239, 39, 3)  hsl(9, 98%, 47%)  Candy Apple Red
#ef03cb  rgb(239, 3, 203)  hsl(309, 98%, 47%)  Shocking Pink
#cbef03  rgb(203, 239, 3)  hsl(69, 98%, 47%)  Electric Lime