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#3BCDEA

#3bcdea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bcdea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 80.39% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.79% cyan, 12.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 189.94°, with 80.65% saturation and 57.45% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.02.

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Relative luminance0.5053

Complementary

  1. #3bcdea
  2. #ea583b

Split complementary

  1. #3bcdea
  2. #ea3b76
  3. #eaaf3b

Analogous

  1. #3beaaf
  2. #3bcdea
  3. #3b76ea

Triadic

  1. #3bcdea
  2. #ea3bcd
  3. #cdea3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bcdea
  2. #583bea
  3. #ea583b
  4. #cdea3b

Square

  1. #3bcdea
  2. #af3bea
  3. #ea583b
  4. #76ea3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6c7e
  2. #15a7c4
  3. #3bcdea
  4. #80dff1
  5. #c5f0f9

Shades

#3bcdea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bcdea
  2. #35b9d3
  3. #2fa4bb
  4. #2990a4
  5. #237b8c
  6. #1e6775
  7. #18525e
  8. #123e46
  9. #0c292f
  10. #061517
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bcdea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bcdea
  2. #4fd2ec
  3. #62d7ee
  4. #76dcf0
  5. #89e1f2
  6. #9de6f5
  7. #b1ebf7
  8. #c4f0f9
  9. #d8f5fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bcdea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bcdea
  2. #42c5df
  3. #49bed5
  4. #50b6ca
  5. #57aec0
  6. #5ea7b5
  7. #649faa
  8. #6b97a0
  9. #728f95
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c3d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c6ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0b5ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96c9eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84bfea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bcdea {
  color: #3bcdea;
}
Background
.bg-3bcdea {
  background-color: #3bcdea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bcdea {
  border: 2px solid #3bcdea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bcdea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 205 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bcdea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bcdea, #3b76ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bcdea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 205 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.93 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.41 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.92 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.00 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.08 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.44 #c43215 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bcdea  rgb(59, 205, 234)  hsl(190, 81%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#ea583b  rgb(234, 88, 59)  hsl(10, 81%, 57%)  Tomato
#ea3bcd  rgb(234, 59, 205)  hsl(310, 81%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#cdea3b  rgb(205, 234, 59)  hsl(70, 81%, 57%)  Pear