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#3BC1EB

#3bc1eb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc1eb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 75.69% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.89% cyan, 17.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 194.32°, with 81.48% saturation and 57.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.4507

Complementary

  1. #3bc1eb
  2. #eb653b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc1eb
  2. #eb3b69
  3. #ebbd3b

Analogous

  1. #3bebbd
  2. #3bc1eb
  3. #3b69eb

Triadic

  1. #3bc1eb
  2. #eb3bc1
  3. #c1eb3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc1eb
  2. #653beb
  3. #eb653b
  4. #c1eb3b

Square

  1. #3bc1eb
  2. #bd3beb
  3. #eb653b
  4. #69eb3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6580
  2. #149bc5
  3. #3bc1eb
  4. #80d7f2
  5. #c6edf9

Shades

#3bc1eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc1eb
  2. #35aed4
  3. #2f9abc
  4. #2987a5
  5. #23748d
  6. #1e6176
  7. #184d5e
  8. #123a47
  9. #0c272f
  10. #061318
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc1eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc1eb
  2. #4fc7ed
  3. #62cdef
  4. #76d4f1
  5. #89daf3
  6. #9de0f5
  7. #b1e6f7
  8. #c4ecf9
  9. #d8f3fb
  10. #ebf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc1eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc1eb
  2. #42bbe0
  3. #49b4d6
  4. #50aecb
  5. #57a7c0
  6. #5ea1b6
  7. #649aab
  8. #6b94a0
  9. #728d95
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b9cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9bded ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92aceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cecf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8abeec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78b5eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c9db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc1eb {
  color: #3bc1eb;
}
Background
.bg-3bc1eb {
  background-color: #3bc1eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc1eb {
  border: 2px solid #3bc1eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc1eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 193 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc1eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc1eb, #3b69eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc1eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 193 235 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.09 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.77 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.04 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.89 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.21 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.90 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.18 #c43e14 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bc1eb  rgb(59, 193, 235)  hsl(194, 81%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#eb653b  rgb(235, 101, 59)  hsl(14, 81%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb3bc1  rgb(235, 59, 193)  hsl(314, 81%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c1eb3b  rgb(193, 235, 59)  hsl(74, 81%, 58%)  Pear