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#3BD4EF

#3bd4ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bd4ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 83.14% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 11.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 189°, with 84.91% saturation and 58.43% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.59.

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Relative luminance0.5425

Complementary

  1. #3bd4ef
  2. #ef563b

Split complementary

  1. #3bd4ef
  2. #ef3b7a
  3. #efb03b

Analogous

  1. #3befb0
  2. #3bd4ef
  3. #3b7aef

Triadic

  1. #3bd4ef
  2. #ef3bd4
  3. #d4ef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bd4ef
  2. #563bef
  3. #ef563b
  4. #d4ef3b

Square

  1. #3bd4ef
  2. #b03bef
  3. #ef563b
  4. #7aef3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b7486
  2. #11b1cd
  3. #3bd4ef
  4. #82e4f5
  5. #c8f3fb

Shades

#3bd4ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bd4ef
  2. #35bfd7
  3. #2faabf
  4. #2994a7
  5. #237f8f
  6. #1e6a78
  7. #185560
  8. #124048
  9. #0c2a30
  10. #061518
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bd4ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bd4ef
  2. #4fd8f1
  3. #62ddf2
  4. #76e1f4
  5. #89e5f5
  6. #9deaf7
  7. #b1eef9
  8. #c4f2fa
  9. #d8f6fc
  10. #ebfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bd4ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bd4ef
  2. #42cce4
  3. #49c3d9
  4. #50bbce
  5. #57b2c3
  6. #5eaab8
  7. #64a2ac
  8. #6b99a1
  9. #729196
  10. #79888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecad6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfcdf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7bbef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfdc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cd0f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89c5ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbe4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bd4ef {
  color: #3bd4ef;
}
Background
.bg-3bd4ef {
  background-color: #3bd4ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bd4ef {
  border: 2px solid #3bd4ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bd4ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 212 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bd4ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bd4ef, #3b7aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bd4ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 212 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.59 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.50 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.77 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.50 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.87 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.67 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.77 #c42b10 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bd4ef  rgb(59, 212, 239)  hsl(189, 85%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ef563b  rgb(239, 86, 59)  hsl(9, 85%, 58%)  Tomato
#ef3bd4  rgb(239, 59, 212)  hsl(309, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#d4ef3b  rgb(212, 239, 59)  hsl(69, 85%, 58%)  Pear