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#3BCDF0

#3bcdf0 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bcdf0 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 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.42% cyan, 14.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 191.6°, 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5088

Complementary

  1. #3bcdf0
  2. #f05e3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bcdf0
  2. #f03b73
  3. #f0b83b

Analogous

  1. #3bf0b8
  2. #3bcdf0
  3. #3b73f0

Triadic

  1. #3bcdf0
  2. #f03bcd
  3. #cdf03b

Tetradic

  1. #3bcdf0
  2. #5e3bf0
  3. #f05e3b
  4. #cdf03b

Square

  1. #3bcdf0
  2. #b83bf0
  3. #f05e3b
  4. #73f03b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a6f88
  2. #10aacf
  3. #3bcdf0
  4. #82dff5
  5. #c9f1fb

Shades

#3bcdf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bcdf0
  2. #35b9d8
  3. #2fa4c0
  4. #2990a8
  5. #237b90
  6. #1e6778
  7. #185260
  8. #123e48
  9. #0c2930
  10. #061518
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bcdf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bcdf0
  2. #4fd2f2
  3. #62d7f3
  4. #76dcf5
  5. #89e1f6
  6. #9de6f8
  7. #b1ebf9
  8. #c4f0fb
  9. #d8f5fc
  10. #ebfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bcdf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bcdf0
  2. #42c5e5
  3. #49beda
  4. #50b6ce
  5. #57aec3
  6. #5ea7b8
  7. #649fad
  8. #6b97a2
  9. #728f96
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac4d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7c7f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb5f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95c9f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82bff0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bcdf0 {
  color: #3bcdf0;
}
Background
.bg-3bcdf0 {
  background-color: #3bcdf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bcdf0 {
  border: 2px solid #3bcdf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bcdf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 205 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 86% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bcdf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bcdf0, #3b73f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bcdf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 205 240 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.95 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.34 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.77 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.98 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.62 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.21 #c4320f Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bcdf0  rgb(59, 205, 240)  hsl(192, 86%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#f05e3b  rgb(240, 94, 59)  hsl(12, 86%, 59%)  Tomato
#f03bcd  rgb(240, 59, 205)  hsl(312, 86%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#cdf03b  rgb(205, 240, 59)  hsl(72, 86%, 59%)  Electric Lime