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#3BB4DC

#3bb4dc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb4dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.18% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 194.91°, with 69.7% saturation and 54.71% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.3874

Complementary

  1. #3bb4dc
  2. #dc633b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb4dc
  2. #dc3b64
  3. #dcb43b

Analogous

  1. #3bdcb4
  2. #3bb4dc
  3. #3b64dc

Triadic

  1. #3bb4dc
  2. #dc3bb4
  3. #b4dc3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb4dc
  2. #633bdc
  3. #dc633b
  4. #b4dc3b

Square

  1. #3bb4dc
  2. #b43bdc
  3. #dc633b
  4. #64dc3b

Monochromatic

  1. #13556b
  2. #1f89ac
  3. #3bb4dc
  4. #7ccde8
  5. #bde6f3

Shades

#3bb4dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb4dc
  2. #35a2c6
  3. #2f90b0
  4. #297e9a
  5. #236c84
  6. #1e5a6e
  7. #184858
  8. #123642
  9. #0c242c
  10. #061216
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb4dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb4dc
  2. #4fbce0
  3. #62c3e3
  4. #76cbe7
  5. #89d2ea
  6. #9ddaee
  7. #b1e1f1
  8. #c4e9f5
  9. #d8f0f8
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb4dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb4dc
  2. #42afd3
  3. #49aaca
  4. #50a4c0
  5. #579fb7
  6. #5e9aae
  7. #6495a5
  8. #6b909c
  9. #728a92
  10. #798589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89acbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9eb0de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88a0dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #82b2dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #71a9dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb4dc {
  color: #3bb4dc;
}
Background
.bg-3bb4dc {
  background-color: #3bb4dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb4dc {
  border: 2px solid #3bb4dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb4dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 180 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb4dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb4dc, #3b64dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb4dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 180 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.67 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.60 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.91 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.22 #c44b23 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb4dc  rgb(59, 180, 220)  hsl(195, 70%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc633b  rgb(220, 99, 59)  hsl(15, 70%, 55%)  Flame
#dc3bb4  rgb(220, 59, 180)  hsl(315, 70%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b4dc3b  rgb(180, 220, 59)  hsl(75, 70%, 55%)  June Bud