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#3BBBD9

#3bbbd9 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbbd9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 73.33% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.81% cyan, 13.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 191.39°, with 67.52% saturation and 54.12% 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 Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.16.

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Relative luminance0.4148

Complementary

  1. #3bbbd9
  2. #d9593b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbbd9
  2. #d93b6c
  3. #d9a83b

Analogous

  1. #3bd9a8
  2. #3bbbd9
  3. #3b6cd9

Triadic

  1. #3bbbd9
  2. #d93bbb
  3. #bbd93b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbbd9
  2. #593bd9
  3. #d9593b
  4. #bbd93b

Square

  1. #3bbbd9
  2. #a83bd9
  3. #d9593b
  4. #6cd93b

Monochromatic

  1. #145767
  2. #208ea7
  3. #3bbbd9
  4. #7bd1e5
  5. #bbe7f2

Shades

#3bbbd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbbd9
  2. #35a8c3
  3. #2f96ae
  4. #298398
  5. #237082
  6. #1e5e6d
  7. #184b57
  8. #123841
  9. #0c252b
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbbd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbbd9
  2. #4fc2dd
  3. #62c9e1
  4. #76cfe4
  5. #89d6e8
  6. #9dddec
  7. #b1e4f0
  8. #c4ebf4
  9. #d8f1f7
  10. #ebf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbbd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbbd9
  2. #42b5d0
  3. #49afc7
  4. #50a9be
  5. #57a3b5
  6. #5e9ead
  7. #6498a4
  8. #6b929b
  9. #728c92
  10. #798689
  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 #8db2c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b5db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a6d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89b8da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78afd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbbd9 {
  color: #3bbbd9;
}
Background
.bg-3bbbd9 {
  background-color: #3bbbd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbbd9 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbbd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbbd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 187 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 68% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbbd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbbd9, #3b6cd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbbd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 187 217 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.18 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.60 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.98 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.61 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.22 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.25 #c44426 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3bbbd9  rgb(59, 187, 217)  hsl(191, 68%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#d9593b  rgb(217, 89, 59)  hsl(11, 68%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#d93bbb  rgb(217, 59, 187)  hsl(311, 68%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd93b  rgb(187, 217, 59)  hsl(71, 68%, 54%)  June Bud