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#37CDEC

#37cdec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#37cdec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 80.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.69% cyan, 13.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 190.28°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.91.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5053

Complementary

  1. #37cdec
  2. #ec5637

Split complementary

  1. #37cdec
  2. #ec3772
  3. #ecb137

Analogous

  1. #37ecb1
  2. #37cdec
  3. #3772ec

Triadic

  1. #37cdec
  2. #ec37cd
  3. #cdec37

Tetradic

  1. #37cdec
  2. #5637ec
  3. #ec5637
  4. #cdec37

Square

  1. #37cdec
  2. #b137ec
  3. #ec5637
  4. #72ec37

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6a7e
  2. #13a6c4
  3. #37cdec
  4. #7ddef3
  5. #c3f0f9

Shades

#37cdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #37cdec
  2. #32b9d4
  3. #2ca4bd
  4. #2790a5
  5. #217b8e
  6. #1c6776
  7. #16525e
  8. #113e47
  9. #0b292f
  10. #061518
  11. #000000

Tints

#37cdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #37cdec
  2. #4bd2ee
  3. #5fd7f0
  4. #73dcf2
  5. #87e1f4
  6. #9be6f6
  7. #afebf7
  8. #c3f0f9
  9. #d7f5fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#37cdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #37cdec
  2. #3ec5e1
  3. #46bed6
  4. #4db6cc
  5. #54aec1
  6. #5ca7b6
  7. #639fab
  8. #6a97a0
  9. #718f96
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c3d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c6ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb5ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95c9ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82bfec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-37cdec {
  color: #37cdec;
}
Background
.bg-37cdec {
  background-color: #37cdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-37cdec {
  border: 2px solid #37cdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #37cdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 205 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-37cdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #37cdec, #3772ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-37cdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 205 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.91 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.75 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.52 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.79 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.92 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.05 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.95 #c83213 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#37cdec  rgb(55, 205, 236)  hsl(190, 83%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ec5637  rgb(236, 86, 55)  hsl(10, 83%, 57%)  Tomato
#ec37cd  rgb(236, 55, 205)  hsl(310, 83%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#cdec37  rgb(205, 236, 55)  hsl(70, 83%, 57%)  Pear