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#3BC8EF

#3bc8ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc8ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 78.43% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 16.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 193°, 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.4847

Complementary

  1. #3bc8ef
  2. #ef623b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc8ef
  2. #ef3b6e
  3. #efbc3b

Analogous

  1. #3befbc
  2. #3bc8ef
  3. #3b6eef

Triadic

  1. #3bc8ef
  2. #ef3bc8
  3. #c8ef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc8ef
  2. #623bef
  3. #ef623b
  4. #c8ef3b

Square

  1. #3bc8ef
  2. #bc3bef
  3. #ef623b
  4. #6eef3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b6b86
  2. #11a4cd
  3. #3bc8ef
  4. #82dcf5
  5. #c8f0fb

Shades

#3bc8ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc8ef
  2. #35b4d7
  3. #2fa0bf
  4. #298ca7
  5. #23788f
  6. #1e6478
  7. #185060
  8. #123c48
  9. #0c2830
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc8ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc8ef
  2. #4fcef1
  3. #62d3f2
  4. #76d9f4
  5. #89def5
  6. #9de4f7
  7. #b1e9f9
  8. #c4effa
  9. #d8f4fc
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc8ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc8ef
  2. #42c1e4
  3. #49bad9
  4. #50b2ce
  5. #57abc3
  6. #5ea4b8
  7. #649dac
  8. #6b96a1
  9. #728e96
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bfd1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c3f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99b1ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90c5f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ebbef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc8ef {
  color: #3bc8ef;
}
Background
.bg-3bc8ef {
  background-color: #3bc8ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc8ef {
  border: 2px solid #3bc8ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc8ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 200 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc8ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc8ef, #3b6eef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc8ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 200 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.17 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.62 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.63 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.01 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.27 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.27 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.71 #c43710 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bc8ef  rgb(59, 200, 239)  hsl(193, 85%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ef623b  rgb(239, 98, 59)  hsl(13, 85%, 58%)  Tomato
#ef3bc8  rgb(239, 59, 200)  hsl(313, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ef3b  rgb(200, 239, 59)  hsl(73, 85%, 58%)  Electric Lime