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#31C8EB

#31c8eb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#31c8eb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 78.43% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.15% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 191.29°, with 82.3% saturation and 55.69% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4796

Complementary

  1. #31c8eb
  2. #eb5431

Split complementary

  1. #31c8eb
  2. #eb316b
  3. #ebb131

Analogous

  1. #31ebb1
  2. #31c8eb
  3. #316beb

Triadic

  1. #31c8eb
  2. #eb31c8
  3. #c8eb31

Tetradic

  1. #31c8eb
  2. #5431eb
  3. #eb5431
  4. #c8eb31

Square

  1. #31c8eb
  2. #b131eb
  3. #eb5431
  4. #6beb31

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6377
  2. #129dbd
  3. #31c8eb
  4. #77dbf2
  5. #bcedf9

Shades

#31c8eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #31c8eb
  2. #2cb4d4
  3. #27a0bc
  4. #228ca5
  5. #1d788d
  6. #196476
  7. #14505e
  8. #0f3c47
  9. #0a282f
  10. #051418
  11. #000000

Tints

#31c8eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #31c8eb
  2. #46ceed
  3. #5ad3ef
  4. #6fd9f1
  5. #83def3
  6. #98e4f5
  7. #ade9f7
  8. #c1eff9
  9. #d6f4fb
  10. #eafafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#31c8eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #31c8eb
  2. #39c1e0
  3. #41bad6
  4. #49b2cb
  5. #51abc0
  6. #59a4b6
  7. #609dab
  8. #6896a0
  9. #708e95
  10. #78878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95bfce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c2ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b0eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90c4ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dbaeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-31c8eb {
  color: #31c8eb;
}
Background
.bg-31c8eb {
  background-color: #31c8eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-31c8eb {
  border: 2px solid #31c8eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #31c8eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 200 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-31c8eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #31c8eb, #316beb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-31c8eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 200 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.51 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.96 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.21 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.60 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.63 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.81 #ce3714 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#31c8eb  rgb(49, 200, 235)  hsl(191, 82%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#eb5431  rgb(235, 84, 49)  hsl(11, 82%, 56%)  Flame
#eb31c8  rgb(235, 49, 200)  hsl(311, 82%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#c8eb31  rgb(200, 235, 49)  hsl(71, 82%, 56%)  Pear