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#3BCFEC

#3bcfec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bcfec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 81.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 12.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 189.83°, with 82.33% saturation and 57.84% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.05.

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Relative luminance0.5161

Complementary

  1. #3bcfec
  2. #ec583b

Split complementary

  1. #3bcfec
  2. #ec3b76
  3. #ecb03b

Analogous

  1. #3becb0
  2. #3bcfec
  3. #3b76ec

Triadic

  1. #3bcfec
  2. #ec3bcf
  3. #cfec3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bcfec
  2. #583bec
  3. #ec583b
  4. #cfec3b

Square

  1. #3bcfec
  2. #b03bec
  3. #ec583b
  4. #76ec3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6e81
  2. #13aac7
  3. #3bcfec
  4. #81e0f3
  5. #c6f1fa

Shades

#3bcfec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bcfec
  2. #35bad4
  3. #2fa6bd
  4. #2991a5
  5. #237c8e
  6. #1e6876
  7. #18535e
  8. #123e47
  9. #0c292f
  10. #061518
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bcfec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bcfec
  2. #4fd4ee
  3. #62d9f0
  4. #76ddf2
  5. #89e2f4
  6. #9de7f6
  7. #b1ecf7
  8. #c4f1f9
  9. #d8f5fb
  10. #ebfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bcfec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bcfec
  2. #42c7e1
  3. #49bfd6
  4. #50b7cc
  5. #57afc1
  6. #5ea8b6
  7. #64a0ab
  8. #6b98a0
  9. #729096
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac8ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b7ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dad8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98cbed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85c1ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d6e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bcfec {
  color: #3bcfec;
}
Background
.bg-3bcfec {
  background-color: #3bcfec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bcfec {
  border: 2px solid #3bcfec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bcfec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 207 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bcfec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bcfec, #3b76ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bcfec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 207 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.05 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.95 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.37 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.76 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.12 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.23 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.42 #c43013 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bcfec  rgb(59, 207, 236)  hsl(190, 82%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ec583b  rgb(236, 88, 59)  hsl(10, 82%, 58%)  Tomato
#ec3bcf  rgb(236, 59, 207)  hsl(310, 82%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#cfec3b  rgb(207, 236, 59)  hsl(70, 82%, 58%)  Pear