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#3BB7DB

#3bb7db ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb7db is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 71.76% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.06% cyan, 16.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 193.5°, with 68.97% saturation and 54.51% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.84.

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Relative luminance0.3991

Complementary

  1. #3bb7db
  2. #db5f3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb7db
  2. #db3b67
  3. #dbaf3b

Analogous

  1. #3bdbaf
  2. #3bb7db
  3. #3b67db

Triadic

  1. #3bb7db
  2. #db3bb7
  3. #b7db3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb7db
  2. #5f3bdb
  3. #db5f3b
  4. #b7db3b

Square

  1. #3bb7db
  2. #af3bdb
  3. #db5f3b
  4. #67db3b

Monochromatic

  1. #13566a
  2. #1f8baa
  3. #3bb7db
  4. #7ccfe7
  5. #bce6f3

Shades

#3bb7db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb7db
  2. #35a5c5
  3. #2f92af
  4. #298099
  5. #236e83
  6. #1e5c6e
  7. #184958
  8. #123742
  9. #0c252c
  10. #061216
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb7db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb7db
  2. #4fbedf
  3. #62c5e2
  4. #76cde6
  5. #89d4e9
  6. #9ddbed
  7. #b1e2f1
  8. #c4e9f4
  9. #d8f1f8
  10. #ebf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb7db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb7db
  2. #42b2d2
  3. #49acc9
  4. #50a7c0
  5. #57a1b7
  6. #5e9cae
  7. #6496a4
  8. #6b919b
  9. #728b92
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bafbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b2dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca3db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b4dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74abdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00becd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb7db {
  color: #3bb7db;
}
Background
.bg-3bb7db {
  background-color: #3bb7db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb7db {
  border: 2px solid #3bb7db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb7db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 183 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb7db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb7db, #3b67db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb7db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 183 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.11 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.90 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.94 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.00 #c44824 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb7db  rgb(59, 183, 219)  hsl(194, 69%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db5f3b  rgb(219, 95, 59)  hsl(14, 69%, 55%)  Flame
#db3bb7  rgb(219, 59, 183)  hsl(314, 69%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b7db3b  rgb(183, 219, 59)  hsl(74, 69%, 55%)  June Bud