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#3BBDE8

#3bbde8 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbde8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 74.12% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.57% cyan, 18.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 194.91°, with 79% saturation and 57.06% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.4315

Complementary

  1. #3bbde8
  2. #e8663b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbde8
  2. #e83b67
  3. #e8bc3b

Analogous

  1. #3be8bc
  2. #3bbde8
  3. #3b67e8

Triadic

  1. #3bbde8
  2. #e83bbd
  3. #bde83b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbde8
  2. #663be8
  3. #e8663b
  4. #bde83b

Square

  1. #3bbde8
  2. #bc3be8
  3. #e8663b
  4. #67e83b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e607c
  2. #1796c0
  3. #3bbde8
  4. #7fd4f0
  5. #c4ebf8

Shades

#3bbde8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbde8
  2. #35aad1
  3. #2f97ba
  4. #2984a2
  5. #23718b
  6. #1e5f74
  7. #184c5d
  8. #123946
  9. #0c262e
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbde8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbde8
  2. #4fc4ea
  3. #62caed
  4. #76d1ef
  5. #89d7f1
  6. #9ddef4
  7. #b1e5f6
  8. #c4ebf8
  9. #d8f2fa
  10. #ebf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbde8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbde8
  2. #42b7de
  3. #49b1d3
  4. #50abc9
  5. #57a5be
  6. #5e9fb4
  7. #6498aa
  8. #6b929f
  9. #728c95
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb5c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b9ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ea8e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cacb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87bbe9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76b1e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbde8 {
  color: #3bbde8;
}
Background
.bg-3bbde8 {
  background-color: #3bbde8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbde8 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbde8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbde8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 189 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 79% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbde8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbde8, #3b67e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbde8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 189 232 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.65 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.54 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.94 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.14 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.19 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.17 #c44217 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbde8  rgb(59, 189, 232)  hsl(195, 79%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e8663b  rgb(232, 102, 59)  hsl(15, 79%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#e83bbd  rgb(232, 59, 189)  hsl(315, 79%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bde83b  rgb(189, 232, 59)  hsl(75, 79%, 57%)  June Bud