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#3BB1CB

#3bb1cb ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb1cb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 69.41% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.94% cyan, 12.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 190.83°, with 58.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.24.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3669

Complementary

  1. #3bb1cb
  2. #cb553b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb1cb
  2. #cb3b69
  3. #cb9d3b

Analogous

  1. #3bcb9d
  2. #3bb1cb
  3. #3b69cb

Triadic

  1. #3bb1cb
  2. #cb3bb1
  3. #b1cb3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb1cb
  2. #553bcb
  3. #cb553b
  4. #b1cb3b

Square

  1. #3bb1cb
  2. #9d3bcb
  3. #cb553b
  4. #69cb3b

Monochromatic

  1. #174b56
  2. #277f93
  3. #3bb1cb
  4. #77c9db
  5. #b4e1eb

Shades

#3bb1cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb1cb
  2. #359fb7
  3. #2f8ea2
  4. #297c8e
  5. #236a7a
  6. #1e5966
  7. #184751
  8. #12353d
  9. #0c2329
  10. #061214
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb1cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb1cb
  2. #4fb9d0
  3. #62c1d5
  4. #76c8db
  5. #89d0e0
  6. #9dd8e5
  7. #b1e0ea
  8. #c4e8ef
  9. #d8eff5
  10. #ebf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb1cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb1cb
  2. #42acc4
  3. #49a7bc
  4. #50a2b5
  5. #579dad
  6. #5e99a6
  7. #64949e
  8. #6b8f97
  9. #728a8f
  10. #798588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a9b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9faccc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b9dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83aecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a5cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb1cb {
  color: #3bb1cb;
}
Background
.bg-3bb1cb {
  background-color: #3bb1cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb1cb {
  border: 2px solid #3bb1cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb1cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 177 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb1cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb1cb, #3b69cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb1cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 177 203 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.24 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.05 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.98 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.27 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 11.17 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.31 #c44e34 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3bb1cb  rgb(59, 177, 203)  hsl(191, 58%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb553b  rgb(203, 85, 59)  hsl(11, 58%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#cb3bb1  rgb(203, 59, 177)  hsl(311, 58%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#b1cb3b  rgb(177, 203, 59)  hsl(71, 58%, 51%)  June Bud