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#3BCBF1

#3bcbf1 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bcbf1 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 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.52% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 192.53°, with 86.67% saturation and 58.82% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.1.

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Relative luminance0.4999

Complementary

  1. #3bcbf1
  2. #f1613b

Split complementary

  1. #3bcbf1
  2. #f13b70
  3. #f1bc3b

Analogous

  1. #3bf1bc
  2. #3bcbf1
  3. #3b70f1

Triadic

  1. #3bcbf1
  2. #f13bcb
  3. #cbf13b

Tetradic

  1. #3bcbf1
  2. #613bf1
  3. #f1613b
  4. #cbf13b

Square

  1. #3bcbf1
  2. #bc3bf1
  3. #f1613b
  4. #70f13b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a6f89
  2. #0fa8d1
  3. #3bcbf1
  4. #82def6
  5. #caf1fb

Shades

#3bcbf1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bcbf1
  2. #35b7d9
  3. #2fa2c1
  4. #298ea9
  5. #237a91
  6. #1e6679
  7. #185160
  8. #123d48
  9. #0c2930
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bcbf1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bcbf1
  2. #4fd0f2
  3. #62d5f4
  4. #76dbf5
  5. #89e0f7
  6. #9de5f8
  7. #b1eaf9
  8. #c4effb
  9. #d8f5fc
  10. #ebfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bcbf1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bcbf1
  2. #42c4e6
  3. #49bcda
  4. #50b5cf
  5. #57adc4
  6. #5ea6b9
  7. #649ead
  8. #6b97a2
  9. #728f97
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c2d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c6f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb4f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93c8f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80bef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bcbf1 {
  color: #3bcbf1;
}
Background
.bg-3bcbf1 {
  background-color: #3bcbf1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bcbf1 {
  border: 2px solid #3bcbf1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bcbf1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 203 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 87% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bcbf1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bcbf1, #3b70f1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bcbf1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 203 241 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.10 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.62 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.27 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.17 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.74 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.31 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.91 #c4340e Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bcbf1  rgb(59, 203, 241)  hsl(193, 87%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#f1613b  rgb(241, 97, 59)  hsl(13, 87%, 59%)  Tomato
#f13bcb  rgb(241, 59, 203)  hsl(313, 87%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#cbf13b  rgb(203, 241, 59)  hsl(73, 87%, 59%)  Electric Lime