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#3BBCE3

#3bbce3 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbce3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.01% cyan, 17.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 193.93°, 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4244

Complementary

  1. #3bbce3
  2. #e3623b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbce3
  2. #e33b68
  3. #e3b63b

Analogous

  1. #3be3b6
  2. #3bbce3
  3. #3b68e3

Triadic

  1. #3bbce3
  2. #e33bbc
  3. #bce33b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbce3
  2. #623be3
  3. #e3623b
  4. #bce33b

Square

  1. #3bbce3
  2. #b63be3
  3. #e3623b
  4. #68e33b

Monochromatic

  1. #115d74
  2. #1a93b7
  3. #3bbce3
  4. #7ed3ed
  5. #c1eaf6

Shades

#3bbce3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbce3
  2. #35a9cc
  3. #2f96b6
  4. #29849f
  5. #237188
  6. #1e5e72
  7. #184b5b
  8. #123844
  9. #0c262d
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbce3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbce3
  2. #4fc3e6
  3. #62c9e9
  4. #76d0eb
  5. #89d7ee
  6. #9ddef1
  7. #b1e4f4
  8. #c4ebf7
  9. #d8f2f9
  10. #ebf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbce3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbce3
  2. #42b6d9
  3. #49b0cf
  4. #50aac5
  5. #57a4bb
  6. #5e9eb2
  7. #6498a8
  8. #6b929e
  9. #728c94
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb4c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b8e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa7e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b9e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76b0e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbce3 {
  color: #3bbce3;
}
Background
.bg-3bbce3 {
  background-color: #3bbce3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbce3 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbce3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbce3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 188 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 75% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbce3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbce3, #3b68e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbce3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 188 227 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.82 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.46 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.87 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.93 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.83 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.53 #c4431c Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbce3  rgb(59, 188, 227)  hsl(194, 75%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e3623b  rgb(227, 98, 59)  hsl(14, 75%, 56%)  Flame
#e33bbc  rgb(227, 59, 188)  hsl(314, 75%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bce33b  rgb(188, 227, 59)  hsl(74, 75%, 56%)  June Bud