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#3BCBF0

#3bcbf0 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bcbf0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 79.61% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.42% cyan, 15.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 192.27°, with 85.78% saturation and 58.63% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4993

Complementary

  1. #3bcbf0
  2. #f0603b

Split complementary

  1. #3bcbf0
  2. #f03b70
  3. #f0bb3b

Analogous

  1. #3bf0bb
  2. #3bcbf0
  3. #3b70f0

Triadic

  1. #3bcbf0
  2. #f03bcb
  3. #cbf03b

Tetradic

  1. #3bcbf0
  2. #603bf0
  3. #f0603b
  4. #cbf03b

Square

  1. #3bcbf0
  2. #bb3bf0
  3. #f0603b
  4. #70f03b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a6e88
  2. #10a8cf
  3. #3bcbf0
  4. #82def5
  5. #c9f1fb

Shades

#3bcbf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bcbf0
  2. #35b7d8
  3. #2fa2c0
  4. #298ea8
  5. #237a90
  6. #1e6678
  7. #185160
  8. #123d48
  9. #0c2930
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bcbf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bcbf0
  2. #4fd0f2
  3. #62d5f3
  4. #76dbf5
  5. #89e0f6
  6. #9de5f8
  7. #b1eaf9
  8. #c4effb
  9. #d8f5fc
  10. #ebfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bcbf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bcbf0
  2. #42c4e5
  3. #49bcda
  4. #50b5ce
  5. #57adc3
  6. #5ea6b8
  7. #649ead
  8. #6b97a2
  9. #728f96
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c2d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c5f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb4f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93c8f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80bef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d2e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bcbf0 {
  color: #3bcbf0;
}
Background
.bg-3bcbf0 {
  background-color: #3bcbf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bcbf0 {
  border: 2px solid #3bcbf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bcbf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 203 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 86% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bcbf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bcbf0, #3b70f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bcbf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 203 240 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.73 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.54 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.36 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.97 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.93 #c4340f Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bcbf0  rgb(59, 203, 240)  hsl(192, 86%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#f0603b  rgb(240, 96, 59)  hsl(12, 86%, 59%)  Tomato
#f03bcb  rgb(240, 59, 203)  hsl(312, 86%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#cbf03b  rgb(203, 240, 59)  hsl(72, 86%, 59%)  Electric Lime