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#3BC5EE

#3bc5ee ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc5ee is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 77.25% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.21% cyan, 17.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 193.74°, with 84.04% saturation and 58.24% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.72.

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Relative luminance0.4704

Complementary

  1. #3bc5ee
  2. #ee643b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc5ee
  2. #ee3b6c
  3. #eebd3b

Analogous

  1. #3beebd
  2. #3bc5ee
  3. #3b6cee

Triadic

  1. #3bc5ee
  2. #ee3bc5
  3. #c5ee3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc5ee
  2. #643bee
  3. #ee643b
  4. #c5ee3b

Square

  1. #3bc5ee
  2. #bd3bee
  3. #ee643b
  4. #6cee3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b6985
  2. #12a0cb
  3. #3bc5ee
  4. #81daf4
  5. #c8effa

Shades

#3bc5ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc5ee
  2. #35b1d6
  3. #2f9ebe
  4. #298aa7
  5. #23768f
  6. #1e6377
  7. #184f5f
  8. #123b47
  9. #0c2730
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc5ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc5ee
  2. #4fcbf0
  3. #62d1f1
  4. #76d6f3
  5. #89dcf5
  6. #9de2f7
  7. #b1e8f8
  8. #c4eefa
  9. #d8f3fc
  10. #ebf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc5ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc5ee
  2. #42bee3
  3. #49b7d8
  4. #50b0cd
  5. #57a9c2
  6. #5ea3b7
  7. #649cac
  8. #6b95a1
  9. #728e96
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95bccf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adc0f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95afee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d2d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ec2ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bb8ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cdde ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc5ee {
  color: #3bc5ee;
}
Background
.bg-3bc5ee {
  background-color: #3bc5ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc5ee {
  border: 2px solid #3bc5ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc5ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 197 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 84% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc5ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc5ee, #3b6cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc5ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 197 238 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.72 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.34 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.69 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.78 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.61 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.67 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 11.23 #c43a11 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bc5ee  rgb(59, 197, 238)  hsl(194, 84%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ee643b  rgb(238, 100, 59)  hsl(14, 84%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#ee3bc5  rgb(238, 59, 197)  hsl(314, 84%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c5ee3b  rgb(197, 238, 59)  hsl(74, 84%, 58%)  Electric Lime