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#3BBBE5

#3bbbe5 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbbe5 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 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.24% cyan, 18.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 194.82°, with 76.58% saturation and 56.47% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.4213

Complementary

  1. #3bbbe5
  2. #e5653b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbbe5
  2. #e53b66
  3. #e5ba3b

Analogous

  1. #3be5ba
  2. #3bbbe5
  3. #3b66e5

Triadic

  1. #3bbbe5
  2. #e53bbb
  3. #bbe53b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbbe5
  2. #653be5
  3. #e5653b
  4. #bbe53b

Square

  1. #3bbbe5
  2. #ba3be5
  3. #e5653b
  4. #66e53b

Monochromatic

  1. #105e77
  2. #1993bb
  3. #3bbbe5
  4. #7fd2ee
  5. #c2eaf7

Shades

#3bbbe5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbbe5
  2. #35a8ce
  3. #2f96b7
  4. #2983a0
  5. #237089
  6. #1e5e73
  7. #184b5c
  8. #123845
  9. #0c252e
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbbe5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbbe5
  2. #4fc2e8
  3. #62c9ea
  4. #76cfed
  5. #89d6ef
  6. #9dddf2
  7. #b1e4f5
  8. #c4ebf7
  9. #d8f1fa
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbbe5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbbe5
  2. #42b5db
  3. #49afd1
  4. #50a9c7
  5. #57a3bd
  6. #5e9eb3
  7. #6498a8
  8. #6b929e
  9. #728c94
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb3c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4b7e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da6e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b9e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75afe5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbbe5 {
  color: #3bbbe5;
}
Background
.bg-3bbbe5 {
  background-color: #3bbbe5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbbe5 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbbe5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbbe5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 187 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbbe5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbbe5, #3b66e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbbe5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 187 229 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.95 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.63 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.81 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.88 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.19 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.85 #c4441a Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbbe5  rgb(59, 187, 229)  hsl(195, 77%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e5653b  rgb(229, 101, 59)  hsl(15, 77%, 56%)  Flame
#e53bbb  rgb(229, 59, 187)  hsl(315, 77%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bbe53b  rgb(187, 229, 59)  hsl(75, 77%, 56%)  June Bud