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#34BCD5

#34bcd5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#34bcd5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 73.73% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.59% cyan, 11.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 189.32°, with 65.71% saturation and 51.96% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.06.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.415

Complementary

  1. #34bcd5
  2. #d54d34

Split complementary

  1. #34bcd5
  2. #d5346b
  3. #d59e34

Analogous

  1. #34d59e
  2. #34bcd5
  3. #346bd5

Triadic

  1. #34bcd5
  2. #d534bc
  3. #bcd534

Tetradic

  1. #34bcd5
  2. #4d34d5
  3. #d54d34
  4. #bcd534

Square

  1. #34bcd5
  2. #9e34d5
  3. #d54d34
  4. #6bd534

Monochromatic

  1. #13515d
  2. #20899c
  3. #34bcd5
  4. #73d1e2
  5. #b3e6ef

Shades

#34bcd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #34bcd5
  2. #2fa9c0
  3. #2a96aa
  4. #248495
  5. #1f7180
  6. #1a5e6b
  7. #154b55
  8. #103840
  9. #0a262b
  10. #051315
  11. #000000

Tints

#34bcd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #34bcd5
  2. #48c3d9
  3. #5dc9dd
  4. #71d0e2
  5. #85d7e6
  6. #9adeea
  7. #aee4ee
  8. #c2ebf2
  9. #d6f2f7
  10. #ebf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#34bcd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #34bcd5
  2. #3cb6cd
  3. #43b0c4
  4. #4baabc
  5. #52a4b3
  6. #5a9eab
  7. #6298a2
  8. #69929a
  9. #718c91
  10. #788689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b6d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a6d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab8d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79afd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-34bcd5 {
  color: #34bcd5;
}
Background
.bg-34bcd5 {
  background-color: #34bcd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-34bcd5 {
  border: 2px solid #34bcd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #34bcd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 188 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 66% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-34bcd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #34bcd5, #346bd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-34bcd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 188 213 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.06 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.22 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.03 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.20 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.39 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.93 #cb432a Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#34bcd5  rgb(52, 188, 213)  hsl(189, 66%, 52%)  Sky Blue
#d54d34  rgb(213, 77, 52)  hsl(9, 66%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#d534bc  rgb(213, 52, 188)  hsl(309, 66%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd534  rgb(188, 213, 52)  hsl(69, 66%, 52%)  June Bud