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#3BC4EA

#3bc4ea ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc4ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 76.86% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.79% cyan, 16.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 193.03°, with 80.65% saturation and 57.45% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.4635

Complementary

  1. #3bc4ea
  2. #ea613b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc4ea
  2. #ea3b6c
  3. #eab93b

Analogous

  1. #3beab9
  2. #3bc4ea
  3. #3b6cea

Triadic

  1. #3bc4ea
  2. #ea3bc4
  3. #c4ea3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc4ea
  2. #613bea
  3. #ea613b
  4. #c4ea3b

Square

  1. #3bc4ea
  2. #b93bea
  3. #ea613b
  4. #6cea3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e667e
  2. #159ec4
  3. #3bc4ea
  4. #80d9f1
  5. #c5eef9

Shades

#3bc4ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc4ea
  2. #35b0d3
  3. #2f9dbb
  4. #2989a4
  5. #23768c
  6. #1e6275
  7. #184e5e
  8. #123b46
  9. #0c272f
  10. #061417
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc4ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc4ea
  2. #4fcaec
  3. #62d0ee
  4. #76d6f0
  5. #89dcf2
  6. #9de2f5
  7. #b1e7f7
  8. #c4edf9
  9. #d8f3fb
  10. #ebf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc4ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc4ea
  2. #42bddf
  3. #49b6d5
  4. #50b0ca
  5. #57a9c0
  6. #5ea2b5
  7. #649baa
  8. #6b94a0
  9. #728e95
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94bbcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adbfec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96aeea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ec1eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bb7ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc4ea {
  color: #3bc4ea;
}
Background
.bg-3bc4ea {
  background-color: #3bc4ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc4ea {
  border: 2px solid #3bc4ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc4ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 196 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc4ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc4ea, #3b6cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc4ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 196 234 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.49 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.00 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.34 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.47 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.16 #c43b15 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bc4ea  rgb(59, 196, 234)  hsl(193, 81%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea613b  rgb(234, 97, 59)  hsl(13, 81%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#ea3bc4  rgb(234, 59, 196)  hsl(313, 81%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#c4ea3b  rgb(196, 234, 59)  hsl(73, 81%, 57%)  Pear