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#3BBAE3

#3bbae3 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbae3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.01% cyan, 18.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 194.64°, with 75% saturation and 56.08% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4159

Complementary

  1. #3bbae3
  2. #e3643b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbae3
  2. #e33b66
  3. #e3b83b

Analogous

  1. #3be3b8
  2. #3bbae3
  3. #3b66e3

Triadic

  1. #3bbae3
  2. #e33bba
  3. #bae33b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbae3
  2. #643be3
  3. #e3643b
  4. #bae33b

Square

  1. #3bbae3
  2. #b83be3
  3. #e3643b
  4. #66e33b

Monochromatic

  1. #115c74
  2. #1a91b7
  3. #3bbae3
  4. #7ed2ed
  5. #c1e9f6

Shades

#3bbae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbae3
  2. #35a7cc
  3. #2f95b6
  4. #29829f
  5. #237088
  6. #1e5d72
  7. #184a5b
  8. #123844
  9. #0c252d
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbae3
  2. #4fc1e6
  3. #62c8e9
  4. #76cfeb
  5. #89d6ee
  6. #9dddf1
  7. #b1e3f4
  8. #c4eaf7
  9. #d8f1f9
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbae3
  2. #42b4d9
  3. #49aecf
  4. #50a9c5
  5. #57a3bb
  6. #5e9db2
  7. #6497a8
  8. #6b919e
  9. #728c94
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db2c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b6e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca6e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b8e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74aee3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbae3 {
  color: #3bbae3;
}
Background
.bg-3bbae3 {
  background-color: #3bbae3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbae3 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 186 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 75% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbae3, #3b66e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 186 227 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.61 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.08 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.44 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.78 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.77 #c4451c Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbae3  rgb(59, 186, 227)  hsl(195, 75%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e3643b  rgb(227, 100, 59)  hsl(15, 75%, 56%)  Flame
#e33bba  rgb(227, 59, 186)  hsl(315, 75%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bae33b  rgb(186, 227, 59)  hsl(75, 75%, 56%)  June Bud