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#3BBCD3

#3bbcd3 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbcd3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 73.73% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.04% cyan, 10.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 189.08°, with 63.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 9.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.416

Complementary

  1. #3bbcd3
  2. #d3523b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbcd3
  2. #d33b70
  3. #d39e3b

Analogous

  1. #3bd39e
  2. #3bbcd3
  3. #3b70d3

Triadic

  1. #3bbcd3
  2. #d33bbc
  3. #bcd33b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbcd3
  2. #523bd3
  3. #d3523b
  4. #bcd33b

Square

  1. #3bbcd3
  2. #9e3bd3
  3. #d3523b
  4. #70d33b

Monochromatic

  1. #155460
  2. #238b9e
  3. #3bbcd3
  4. #79d1e1
  5. #b8e7ef

Shades

#3bbcd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbcd3
  2. #35a9be
  3. #2f96a9
  4. #298494
  5. #23717f
  6. #1e5e6a
  7. #184b54
  8. #12383f
  9. #0c262a
  10. #061315
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbcd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbcd3
  2. #4fc3d7
  3. #62c9dc
  4. #76d0e0
  5. #89d7e5
  6. #9ddee9
  7. #b1e4ed
  8. #c4ebf2
  9. #d8f2f6
  10. #ebf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbcd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbcd3
  2. #42b6cb
  3. #49b0c2
  4. #50aaba
  5. #57a4b2
  6. #5e9eaa
  7. #6498a1
  8. #6b9299
  9. #728c91
  10. #798688
  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 #8db3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab6d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a6d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb8d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bafd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbcd3 {
  color: #3bbcd3;
}
Background
.bg-3bbcd3 {
  background-color: #3bbcd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbcd3 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbcd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbcd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 188 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 63% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbcd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbcd3, #3b70d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbcd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 188 211 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.09 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.10 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.26 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.77 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.11 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.41 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.75 #c4432c Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bbcd3  rgb(59, 188, 211)  hsl(189, 63%, 53%)  Sky Blue
#d3523b  rgb(211, 82, 59)  hsl(9, 63%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#d33bbc  rgb(211, 59, 188)  hsl(309, 63%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#bcd33b  rgb(188, 211, 59)  hsl(69, 63%, 53%)  June Bud