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#3BB4CF

#3bb4cf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb4cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 70.59% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.5% cyan, 13.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 190.95°, with 60.66% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.44.

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Relative luminance0.3808

Complementary

  1. #3bb4cf
  2. #cf563b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb4cf
  2. #cf3b6a
  3. #cfa03b

Analogous

  1. #3bcfa0
  2. #3bb4cf
  3. #3b6acf

Triadic

  1. #3bb4cf
  2. #cf3bb4
  3. #b4cf3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb4cf
  2. #563bcf
  3. #cf563b
  4. #b4cf3b

Square

  1. #3bb4cf
  2. #a03bcf
  3. #cf563b
  4. #6acf3b

Monochromatic

  1. #164e5b
  2. #258398
  3. #3bb4cf
  4. #78ccde
  5. #b6e3ed

Shades

#3bb4cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb4cf
  2. #35a2ba
  3. #2f90a6
  4. #297e91
  5. #236c7c
  6. #1e5a68
  7. #184853
  8. #12363e
  9. #0c2429
  10. #061215
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb4cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb4cf
  2. #4fbcd4
  3. #62c3d9
  4. #76cbdd
  5. #89d2e2
  6. #9ddae7
  7. #b1e1ec
  8. #c4e9f1
  9. #d8f0f5
  10. #ebf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb4cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb4cf
  2. #42afc7
  3. #49aabf
  4. #50a4b7
  5. #579faf
  6. #5e9aa8
  7. #6495a0
  8. #6b9098
  9. #728a90
  10. #798588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88acb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2aed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9fcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b1d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a8cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bac4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb4cf {
  color: #3bb4cf;
}
Background
.bg-3bb4cf {
  background-color: #3bb4cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb4cf {
  border: 2px solid #3bb4cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb4cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 180 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb4cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb4cf, #3b6acf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb4cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 180 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.44 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.67 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.75 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.80 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.49 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.64 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.51 #c44b30 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3bb4cf  rgb(59, 180, 207)  hsl(191, 61%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf563b  rgb(207, 86, 59)  hsl(11, 61%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#cf3bb4  rgb(207, 59, 180)  hsl(311, 61%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b4cf3b  rgb(180, 207, 59)  hsl(71, 61%, 52%)  June Bud