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#3BCCEB

#3bcceb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bcceb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 80% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.89% cyan, 13.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 190.57°, with 81.48% saturation and 57.65% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.5011

Complementary

  1. #3bcceb
  2. #eb5a3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bcceb
  2. #eb3b74
  3. #ebb23b

Analogous

  1. #3bebb2
  2. #3bcceb
  3. #3b74eb

Triadic

  1. #3bcceb
  2. #eb3bcc
  3. #cceb3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bcceb
  2. #5a3beb
  3. #eb5a3b
  4. #cceb3b

Square

  1. #3bcceb
  2. #b23beb
  3. #eb5a3b
  4. #74eb3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6c80
  2. #14a6c5
  3. #3bcceb
  4. #80def2
  5. #c6f0f9

Shades

#3bcceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bcceb
  2. #35b8d4
  3. #2fa3bc
  4. #298fa5
  5. #237a8d
  6. #1e6676
  7. #18525e
  8. #123d47
  9. #0c292f
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bcceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bcceb
  2. #4fd1ed
  3. #62d6ef
  4. #76dbf1
  5. #89e0f3
  6. #9de6f5
  7. #b1ebf7
  8. #c4f0f9
  9. #d8f5fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bcceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bcceb
  2. #42c4e0
  3. #49bdd6
  4. #50b5cb
  5. #57aec0
  6. #5ea6b6
  7. #649eab
  8. #6b97a0
  9. #728f95
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c2d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c6ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fb4eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95c8ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83beeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bcceb {
  color: #3bcceb;
}
Background
.bg-3bcceb {
  background-color: #3bcceb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bcceb {
  border: 2px solid #3bcceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bcceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 204 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bcceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bcceb, #3b74eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bcceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 204 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.73 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.57 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.32 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.61 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.00 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.05 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 11.07 #c43314 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bcceb  rgb(59, 204, 235)  hsl(191, 81%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#eb5a3b  rgb(235, 90, 59)  hsl(11, 81%, 58%)  Tomato
#eb3bcc  rgb(235, 59, 204)  hsl(311, 81%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#cceb3b  rgb(204, 235, 59)  hsl(71, 81%, 58%)  Pear