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#3BB8DE

#3bb8de ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb8de is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 72.16% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.42% cyan, 17.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 193.99°, with 71.18% saturation and 55.1% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4048

Complementary

  1. #3bb8de
  2. #de613b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb8de
  2. #de3b66
  3. #deb33b

Analogous

  1. #3bdeb3
  2. #3bb8de
  3. #3b66de

Triadic

  1. #3bb8de
  2. #de3bb8
  3. #b8de3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb8de
  2. #613bde
  3. #de613b
  4. #b8de3b

Square

  1. #3bb8de
  2. #b33bde
  3. #de613b
  4. #66de3b

Monochromatic

  1. #12586e
  2. #1d8daf
  3. #3bb8de
  4. #7cd0e9
  5. #bee7f4

Shades

#3bb8de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb8de
  2. #35a6c8
  3. #2f93b2
  4. #29819b
  5. #236e85
  6. #1e5c6f
  7. #184a59
  8. #123743
  9. #0c252c
  10. #061216
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb8de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb8de
  2. #4fbfe1
  3. #62c6e5
  4. #76cde8
  5. #89d4eb
  6. #9ddcef
  7. #b1e3f2
  8. #c4eaf5
  9. #d8f1f8
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb8de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb8de
  2. #42b2d5
  3. #49adcb
  4. #50a7c2
  5. #57a2b8
  6. #5e9caf
  7. #6496a6
  8. #6b919c
  9. #728b93
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cb0c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2b4e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca4de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85b5df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74acde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb8de {
  color: #3bb8de;
}
Background
.bg-3bb8de {
  background-color: #3bb8de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb8de {
  border: 2px solid #3bb8de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb8de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 184 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb8de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb8de, #3b66de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb8de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 184 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.20 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.24 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.58 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.23 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.49 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.83 #c44721 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb8de  rgb(59, 184, 222)  hsl(194, 71%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de613b  rgb(222, 97, 59)  hsl(14, 71%, 55%)  Flame
#de3bb8  rgb(222, 59, 184)  hsl(314, 71%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b8de3b  rgb(184, 222, 59)  hsl(74, 71%, 55%)  June Bud