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#3AD1EA

#3ad1ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3ad1ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 81.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.21% cyan, 10.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 188.52°, with 80.73% saturation and 57.25% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.85.

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Relative luminance0.5244

Complementary

  1. #3ad1ea
  2. #ea533a

Split complementary

  1. #3ad1ea
  2. #ea3a79
  3. #eaab3a

Analogous

  1. #3aeaab
  2. #3ad1ea
  3. #3a79ea

Triadic

  1. #3ad1ea
  2. #ea3ad1
  3. #d1ea3a

Tetradic

  1. #3ad1ea
  2. #533aea
  3. #ea533a
  4. #d1ea3a

Square

  1. #3ad1ea
  2. #ab3aea
  3. #ea533a
  4. #79ea3a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6e7e
  2. #15aac3
  3. #3ad1ea
  4. #7fe1f1
  5. #c4f1f9

Shades

#3ad1ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3ad1ea
  2. #34bcd3
  3. #2ea7bb
  4. #2992a4
  5. #237d8c
  6. #1d6975
  7. #17545e
  8. #113f46
  9. #0c2a2f
  10. #061517
  11. #000000

Tints

#3ad1ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3ad1ea
  2. #4ed6ec
  3. #61daee
  4. #75dff0
  5. #89e3f2
  6. #9de8f5
  7. #b0edf7
  8. #c4f1f9
  9. #d8f6fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3ad1ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3ad1ea
  2. #41c9df
  3. #48c1d5
  4. #4fb9ca
  5. #56b1c0
  6. #5da9b5
  7. #64a0aa
  8. #6b98a0
  9. #729095
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc7d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdcaeb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5b8ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dbd9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9acdeb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87c3ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d7e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3ad1ea {
  color: #3ad1ea;
}
Background
.bg-3ad1ea {
  background-color: #3ad1ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3ad1ea {
  border: 2px solid #3ad1ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3ad1ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 209 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3ad1ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3ad1ea, #3a79ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3ad1ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 209 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.85 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.08 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.84 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.17 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.80 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.16 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.96 #c52e15 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3ad1ea  rgb(58, 209, 234)  hsl(189, 81%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ea533a  rgb(234, 83, 58)  hsl(9, 81%, 57%)  Cinnabar
#ea3ad1  rgb(234, 58, 209)  hsl(309, 81%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#d1ea3a  rgb(209, 234, 58)  hsl(69, 81%, 57%)  Pear