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#3BADCC

#3badcc ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3badcc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 67.84% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.08% cyan, 15.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 192.83°, with 58.7% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3518

Complementary

  1. #3badcc
  2. #cc5a3b

Split complementary

  1. #3badcc
  2. #cc3b65
  3. #cca33b

Analogous

  1. #3bcca3
  2. #3badcc
  3. #3b65cc

Triadic

  1. #3badcc
  2. #cc3bad
  3. #adcc3b

Tetradic

  1. #3badcc
  2. #5a3bcc
  3. #cc5a3b
  4. #adcc3b

Square

  1. #3badcc
  2. #a33bcc
  3. #cc5a3b
  4. #65cc3b

Monochromatic

  1. #174957
  2. #277d94
  3. #3badcc
  4. #78c6dc
  5. #b4e0ec

Shades

#3badcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3badcc
  2. #359cb8
  3. #2f8aa3
  4. #29798f
  5. #23687a
  6. #1e5766
  7. #184552
  8. #12343d
  9. #0c2329
  10. #061114
  11. #000000

Tints

#3badcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3badcc
  2. #4fb5d1
  3. #62bdd6
  4. #76c6db
  5. #89cee0
  6. #9dd6e6
  7. #b1deeb
  8. #c4e6f0
  9. #d8eff5
  10. #ebf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3badcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3badcc
  2. #42a9c4
  3. #49a4bd
  4. #50a0b5
  5. #579bae
  6. #5e97a6
  7. #64929e
  8. #6b8e97
  9. #72898f
  10. #798588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83a5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aa8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #869acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7faacd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa2cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3badcc {
  color: #3badcc;
}
Background
.bg-3badcc {
  background-color: #3badcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3badcc {
  border: 2px solid #3badcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3badcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 173 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3badcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3badcc, #3b65cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3badcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 173 204 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.23 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.75 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.17 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.10 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.69 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.75 #c45233 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3badcc  rgb(59, 173, 204)  hsl(193, 59%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc5a3b  rgb(204, 90, 59)  hsl(13, 59%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#cc3bad  rgb(204, 59, 173)  hsl(313, 59%, 52%)  Mulberry
#adcc3b  rgb(173, 204, 59)  hsl(73, 59%, 52%)  Yellow Green