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#3BBADF

#3bbadf ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbadf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.54% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 193.54°, with 71.93% saturation and 55.29% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.4138

Complementary

  1. #3bbadf
  2. #df603b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbadf
  2. #df3b68
  3. #dfb23b

Analogous

  1. #3bdfb2
  2. #3bbadf
  3. #3b68df

Triadic

  1. #3bbadf
  2. #df3bba
  3. #badf3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbadf
  2. #603bdf
  3. #df603b
  4. #badf3b

Square

  1. #3bbadf
  2. #b23bdf
  3. #df603b
  4. #68df3b

Monochromatic

  1. #125a6f
  2. #1d8fb1
  3. #3bbadf
  4. #7dd1ea
  5. #bfe8f4

Shades

#3bbadf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbadf
  2. #35a7c9
  3. #2f95b2
  4. #29829c
  5. #237086
  6. #1e5d70
  7. #184a59
  8. #123843
  9. #0c252d
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbadf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbadf
  2. #4fc1e2
  3. #62c8e5
  4. #76cfe9
  5. #89d6ec
  6. #9dddef
  7. #b1e3f2
  8. #c4eaf5
  9. #d8f1f9
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbadf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbadf
  2. #42b4d6
  3. #49aecc
  4. #50a9c3
  5. #57a3b9
  6. #5e9db0
  7. #6497a6
  8. #6b919d
  9. #728c93
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db2c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b5e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea5df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b7e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76aedf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbadf {
  color: #3bbadf;
}
Background
.bg-3bbadf {
  background-color: #3bbadf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbadf {
  border: 2px solid #3bbadf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbadf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 186 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbadf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbadf, #3b68df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbadf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 186 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.58 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.83 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.39 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.40 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.44 #c44520 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbadf  rgb(59, 186, 223)  hsl(194, 72%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df603b  rgb(223, 96, 59)  hsl(14, 72%, 55%)  Flame
#df3bba  rgb(223, 59, 186)  hsl(314, 72%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#badf3b  rgb(186, 223, 59)  hsl(74, 72%, 55%)  June Bud