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#3BCBF5

#3bcbf5 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bcbf5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.92% cyan, 17.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 193.55°, with 90.29% saturation and 59.61% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.01.

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Relative luminance0.5023

Complementary

  1. #3bcbf5
  2. #f5653b

Split complementary

  1. #3bcbf5
  2. #f53b6e
  3. #f5c23b

Analogous

  1. #3bf5c2
  2. #3bcbf5
  3. #3b6ef5

Triadic

  1. #3bcbf5
  2. #f53bcb
  3. #cbf53b

Tetradic

  1. #3bcbf5
  2. #653bf5
  3. #f5653b
  4. #cbf53b

Square

  1. #3bcbf5
  2. #c23bf5
  3. #f5653b
  4. #6ef53b

Monochromatic

  1. #077190
  2. #0baad8
  3. #3bcbf5
  4. #84def9
  5. #cdf2fc

Shades

#3bcbf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bcbf5
  2. #35b7dd
  3. #2fa2c4
  4. #298eac
  5. #237a93
  6. #1e667b
  7. #185162
  8. #123d4a
  9. #0c2931
  10. #061419
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bcbf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bcbf5
  2. #4fd0f6
  3. #62d5f7
  4. #76dbf8
  5. #89e0f9
  6. #9de5fa
  7. #b1eafb
  8. #c4effc
  9. #d8f5fd
  10. #ebfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bcbf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bcbf5
  2. #42c4e9
  3. #49bcde
  4. #50b5d2
  5. #57adc6
  6. #5ea6bb
  7. #649eaf
  8. #6b97a3
  9. #728f97
  10. #79888c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c2d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3c6f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ab4f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c8f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fbef5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3e4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bcbf5 {
  color: #3bcbf5;
}
Background
.bg-3bcbf5 {
  background-color: #3bcbf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bcbf5 {
  border: 2px solid #3bcbf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bcbf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 203 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 90% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bcbf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bcbf5, #3b6ef5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bcbf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 203 245 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.01 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.24 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.47 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.85 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.59 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.90 #c4340a Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bcbf5  rgb(59, 203, 245)  hsl(194, 90%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#f5653b  rgb(245, 101, 59)  hsl(14, 90%, 60%)  Tomato
#f53bcb  rgb(245, 59, 203)  hsl(314, 90%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#cbf53b  rgb(203, 245, 59)  hsl(74, 90%, 60%)  Electric Lime