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#3BC2ED

#3bc2ed ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc2ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.11% cyan, 18.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 194.49°, with 83.18% saturation and 58.04% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4563

Complementary

  1. #3bc2ed
  2. #ed663b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc2ed
  2. #ed3b69
  3. #edbf3b

Analogous

  1. #3bedbf
  2. #3bc2ed
  3. #3b69ed

Triadic

  1. #3bc2ed
  2. #ed3bc2
  3. #c2ed3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc2ed
  2. #663bed
  3. #ed663b
  4. #c2ed3b

Square

  1. #3bc2ed
  2. #bf3bed
  3. #ed663b
  4. #69ed3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6683
  2. #129dc9
  3. #3bc2ed
  4. #81d8f3
  5. #c7eefa

Shades

#3bc2ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc2ed
  2. #35afd5
  3. #2f9bbe
  4. #2988a6
  5. #23748e
  6. #1e6177
  7. #184e5f
  8. #123a47
  9. #0c272f
  10. #061318
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc2ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc2ed
  2. #4fc8ef
  3. #62cef1
  4. #76d4f2
  5. #89daf4
  6. #9de1f6
  7. #b1e7f8
  8. #c4edfa
  9. #d8f3fb
  10. #ebf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc2ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc2ed
  2. #42bbe2
  3. #49b5d7
  4. #50aecc
  5. #57a8c1
  6. #5ea1b7
  7. #649aac
  8. #6b94a1
  9. #728d96
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93bacd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabeef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92aced ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bbfee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79b5ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc2ed {
  color: #3bc2ed;
}
Background
.bg-3bc2ed {
  background-color: #3bc2ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc2ed {
  border: 2px solid #3bc2ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc2ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 194 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc2ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc2ed, #3b69ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc2ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 194 237 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.88 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.67 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.89 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.66 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.12 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.26 #c43d12 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bc2ed  rgb(59, 194, 237)  hsl(194, 83%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed663b  rgb(237, 102, 59)  hsl(14, 83%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#ed3bc2  rgb(237, 59, 194)  hsl(314, 83%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c2ed3b  rgb(194, 237, 59)  hsl(74, 83%, 58%)  Electric Lime