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#37BDDD

#37bddd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#37bddd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 74.12% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.11% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.57°, with 70.94% saturation and 54.12% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.87.

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Relative luminance0.4243

Complementary

  1. #37bddd
  2. #dd5737

Split complementary

  1. #37bddd
  2. #dd376a
  3. #ddaa37

Analogous

  1. #37ddaa
  2. #37bddd
  3. #376add

Triadic

  1. #37bddd
  2. #dd37bd
  3. #bddd37

Tetradic

  1. #37bddd
  2. #5737dd
  3. #dd5737
  4. #bddd37

Square

  1. #37bddd
  2. #aa37dd
  3. #dd5737
  4. #6add37

Monochromatic

  1. #125869
  2. #1d8fab
  3. #37bddd
  4. #78d3e8
  5. #bae8f3

Shades

#37bddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #37bddd
  2. #32aac7
  3. #2c97b1
  4. #27849b
  5. #217185
  6. #1c5f6f
  7. #164c58
  8. #113942
  9. #0b262c
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#37bddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #37bddd
  2. #4bc4e0
  3. #5fcae4
  4. #73d1e7
  5. #87d7eb
  6. #9bdeee
  7. #afe5f1
  8. #c3ebf5
  9. #d7f2f8
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#37bddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #37bddd
  2. #3eb7d4
  3. #46b1ca
  4. #4dabc1
  5. #54a5b8
  6. #5c9faf
  7. #6398a5
  8. #6a929c
  9. #718c93
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb4c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b7df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a7dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89bade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78b0dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-37bddd {
  color: #37bddd;
}
Background
.bg-37bddd {
  background-color: #37bddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-37bddd {
  border: 2px solid #37bddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #37bddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 189 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-37bddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #37bddd, #376add);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-37bddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 189 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.87 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.50 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.62 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.19 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.84 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.44 #c84222 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#37bddd  rgb(55, 189, 221)  hsl(192, 71%, 54%)  Sky Blue
#dd5737  rgb(221, 87, 55)  hsl(12, 71%, 54%)  Flame
#dd37bd  rgb(221, 55, 189)  hsl(312, 71%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#bddd37  rgb(189, 221, 55)  hsl(72, 71%, 54%)  June Bud