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#3BC3EF

#3bc3ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc3ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 76.47% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 18.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 194.67°, with 84.91% saturation and 58.43% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.4619

Complementary

  1. #3bc3ef
  2. #ef673b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc3ef
  2. #ef3b69
  3. #efc13b

Analogous

  1. #3befc1
  2. #3bc3ef
  3. #3b69ef

Triadic

  1. #3bc3ef
  2. #ef3bc3
  3. #c3ef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc3ef
  2. #673bef
  3. #ef673b
  4. #c3ef3b

Square

  1. #3bc3ef
  2. #c13bef
  3. #ef673b
  4. #69ef3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b6886
  2. #119fcd
  3. #3bc3ef
  4. #82d9f5
  5. #c8eefb

Shades

#3bc3ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc3ef
  2. #35b0d7
  3. #2f9cbf
  4. #2989a7
  5. #23758f
  6. #1e6278
  7. #184e60
  8. #123b48
  9. #0c2730
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc3ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc3ef
  2. #4fc9f1
  3. #62cff2
  4. #76d5f4
  5. #89dbf5
  6. #9de1f7
  7. #b1e7f9
  8. #c4edfa
  9. #d8f3fc
  10. #ebf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc3ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc3ef
  2. #42bce4
  3. #49b6d9
  4. #50afce
  5. #57a8c3
  6. #5ea2b8
  7. #649bac
  8. #6b94a1
  9. #728d96
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bbcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aabff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92adef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bc0f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79b6ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc3ef {
  color: #3bc3ef;
}
Background
.bg-3bc3ef {
  background-color: #3bc3ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc3ef {
  border: 2px solid #3bc3ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc3ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 195 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc3ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc3ef, #3b69ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc3ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 195 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.69 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.59 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.75 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.45 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.35 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.36 #c43c10 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bc3ef  rgb(59, 195, 239)  hsl(195, 85%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef673b  rgb(239, 103, 59)  hsl(15, 85%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#ef3bc3  rgb(239, 59, 195)  hsl(315, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c3ef3b  rgb(195, 239, 59)  hsl(75, 85%, 58%)  Electric Lime