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#3BBADC

#3bbadc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbadc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 72.94% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.18% cyan, 15.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 192.67°, 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.35.

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Relative luminance0.4121

Complementary

  1. #3bbadc
  2. #dc5d3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbadc
  2. #dc3b6a
  3. #dcae3b

Analogous

  1. #3bdcae
  2. #3bbadc
  3. #3b6adc

Triadic

  1. #3bbadc
  2. #dc3bba
  3. #badc3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbadc
  2. #5d3bdc
  3. #dc5d3b
  4. #badc3b

Square

  1. #3bbadc
  2. #ae3bdc
  3. #dc5d3b
  4. #6adc3b

Monochromatic

  1. #13586b
  2. #1f8eac
  3. #3bbadc
  4. #7cd1e8
  5. #bde8f3

Shades

#3bbadc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbadc
  2. #35a7c6
  3. #2f95b0
  4. #29829a
  5. #237084
  6. #1e5d6e
  7. #184a58
  8. #123842
  9. #0c252c
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbadc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbadc
  2. #4fc1e0
  3. #62c8e3
  4. #76cfe7
  5. #89d6ea
  6. #9dddee
  7. #b1e3f1
  8. #c4eaf5
  9. #d8f1f8
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbadc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbadc
  2. #42b4d3
  3. #49aeca
  4. #50a9c0
  5. #57a3b7
  6. #5e9dae
  7. #6497a5
  8. #6b919c
  9. #728c92
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b5de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa5dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b7dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76aedc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbadc {
  color: #3bbadc;
}
Background
.bg-3bbadc {
  background-color: #3bbadc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbadc {
  border: 2px solid #3bbadc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbadc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 186 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbadc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbadc, #3b6adc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbadc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 186 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.35 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.69 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.98 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.60 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.92 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.17 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.01 #c44523 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbadc  rgb(59, 186, 220)  hsl(193, 70%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc5d3b  rgb(220, 93, 59)  hsl(13, 70%, 55%)  Flame
#dc3bba  rgb(220, 59, 186)  hsl(313, 70%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#badc3b  rgb(186, 220, 59)  hsl(73, 70%, 55%)  June Bud