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#31BCDB

#31bcdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#31bcdb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 73.73% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.63% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 190.94°, with 70.25% saturation and 52.55% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.36.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4173

Complementary

  1. #31bcdb
  2. #db5031

Split complementary

  1. #31bcdb
  2. #db3167
  3. #dba531

Analogous

  1. #31dba5
  2. #31bcdb
  3. #3167db

Triadic

  1. #31bcdb
  2. #db31bc
  3. #bcdb31

Tetradic

  1. #31bcdb
  2. #5031db
  3. #db5031
  4. #bcdb31

Square

  1. #31bcdb
  2. #a531db
  3. #db5031
  4. #67db31

Monochromatic

  1. #115362
  2. #1c8aa3
  3. #31bcdb
  4. #72d1e6
  5. #b3e6f2

Shades

#31bcdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31bcdb
  2. #2ca9c5
  3. #2796af
  4. #228499
  5. #1d7183
  6. #195e6e
  7. #144b58
  8. #0f3842
  9. #0a262c
  10. #051316
  11. #000000

Tints

#31bcdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31bcdb
  2. #46c3df
  3. #5ac9e2
  4. #6fd0e6
  5. #83d7e9
  6. #98deed
  7. #ade4f1
  8. #c1ebf4
  9. #d6f2f8
  10. #eaf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31bcdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31bcdb
  2. #39b6d2
  3. #41b0c9
  4. #49aac0
  5. #51a4b7
  6. #599eae
  7. #6098a4
  8. #68929b
  9. #708c92
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91a6db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76afdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31bcdb {
  color: #31bcdb;
}
Background
.bg-31bcdb {
  background-color: #31bcdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-31bcdb {
  border: 2px solid #31bcdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31bcdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 188 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31bcdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31bcdb, #3167db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31bcdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 188 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.36 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.54 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.62 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.14 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.75 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.14 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.37 #ce4324 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#31bcdb  rgb(49, 188, 219)  hsl(191, 70%, 53%)  Sky Blue
#db5031  rgb(219, 80, 49)  hsl(11, 70%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#db31bc  rgb(219, 49, 188)  hsl(311, 70%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#bcdb31  rgb(188, 219, 49)  hsl(71, 70%, 53%)  June Bud