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#3BBAE1

#3bbae1 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbae1 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 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.78% cyan, 17.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 194.1°, with 73.45% saturation and 55.69% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.4148

Complementary

  1. #3bbae1
  2. #e1623b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbae1
  2. #e13b67
  3. #e1b53b

Analogous

  1. #3be1b5
  2. #3bbae1
  3. #3b67e1

Triadic

  1. #3bbae1
  2. #e13bba
  3. #bae13b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbae1
  2. #623be1
  3. #e1623b
  4. #bae13b

Square

  1. #3bbae1
  2. #b53be1
  3. #e1623b
  4. #67e13b

Monochromatic

  1. #115b72
  2. #1c90b4
  3. #3bbae1
  4. #7dd1eb
  5. #c0e9f5

Shades

#3bbae1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbae1
  2. #35a7cb
  3. #2f95b4
  4. #29829e
  5. #237087
  6. #1e5d71
  7. #184a5a
  8. #123844
  9. #0c252d
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbae1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbae1
  2. #4fc1e4
  3. #62c8e7
  4. #76cfea
  5. #89d6ed
  6. #9dddf0
  7. #b1e3f3
  8. #c4eaf6
  9. #d8f1f9
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbae1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbae1
  2. #42b4d7
  3. #49aece
  4. #50a9c4
  5. #57a3ba
  6. #5e9db1
  7. #6497a7
  8. #6b919d
  9. #728c93
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db2c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b6e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da5e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b7e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75aee1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbae1 {
  color: #3bbae1;
}
Background
.bg-3bbae1 {
  background-color: #3bbae1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbae1 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbae1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbae1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 186 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 73% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbae1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbae1, #3b67e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbae1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 186 225 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.57 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.18 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.92 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.07 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.09 #c4451e Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbae1  rgb(59, 186, 225)  hsl(194, 73%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e1623b  rgb(225, 98, 59)  hsl(14, 73%, 56%)  Flame
#e13bba  rgb(225, 59, 186)  hsl(314, 73%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bae13b  rgb(186, 225, 59)  hsl(74, 73%, 56%)  June Bud