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#3BC2DB

#3bc2db ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc2db is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 76.08% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.06% cyan, 11.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 189.38°, with 68.97% saturation and 54.51% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 8.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4463

Complementary

  1. #3bc2db
  2. #db543b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc2db
  2. #db3b72
  3. #dba43b

Analogous

  1. #3bdba4
  2. #3bc2db
  3. #3b72db

Triadic

  1. #3bc2db
  2. #db3bc2
  3. #c2db3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc2db
  2. #543bdb
  3. #db543b
  4. #c2db3b

Square

  1. #3bc2db
  2. #a43bdb
  3. #db543b
  4. #72db3b

Monochromatic

  1. #135c6a
  2. #1f95aa
  3. #3bc2db
  4. #7cd6e7
  5. #bceaf3

Shades

#3bc2db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc2db
  2. #35afc5
  3. #2f9baf
  4. #298899
  5. #237483
  6. #1e616e
  7. #184e58
  8. #123a42
  9. #0c272c
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc2db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc2db
  2. #4fc8df
  3. #62cee2
  4. #76d4e6
  5. #89dae9
  6. #9de1ed
  7. #b1e7f1
  8. #c4edf4
  9. #d8f3f8
  10. #ebf9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc2db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc2db
  2. #42bbd2
  3. #49b5c9
  4. #50aec0
  5. #57a8b7
  6. #5ea1ae
  7. #649aa4
  8. #6b949b
  9. #728d92
  10. #798789
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b9c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afbbdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99abdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fbedc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eb5db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc2db {
  color: #3bc2db;
}
Background
.bg-3bc2db {
  background-color: #3bc2db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc2db {
  border: 2px solid #3bc2db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc2db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 194 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc2db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc2db, #3b72db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc2db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 194 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.13 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.91 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.14 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.74 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.01 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.36 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 11.12 #c43d24 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bc2db  rgb(59, 194, 219)  hsl(189, 69%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#db543b  rgb(219, 84, 59)  hsl(9, 69%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#db3bc2  rgb(219, 59, 194)  hsl(309, 69%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#c2db3b  rgb(194, 219, 59)  hsl(69, 69%, 55%)  Pear