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#3BDDFF

#3bddff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3bddff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 86.67% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.86% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 190.41°, with 100% saturation and 61.57% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5986

Complementary

  1. #3bddff
  2. #ff5d3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bddff
  2. #ff3b7b
  3. #ffbf3b

Analogous

  1. #3bffbf
  2. #3bddff
  3. #3b7bff

Triadic

  1. #3bddff
  2. #ff3bdd
  3. #ddff3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bddff
  2. #5d3bff
  3. #ff5d3b
  4. #ddff3b

Square

  1. #3bddff
  2. #bf3bff
  3. #ff5d3b
  4. #7bff3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0085a1
  2. #00c4ee
  3. #3bddff
  4. #88eaff
  5. #d4f8ff

Shades

#3bddff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bddff
  2. #35c7e6
  3. #2fb1cc
  4. #299bb3
  5. #238599
  6. #1e6f80
  7. #185866
  8. #12424d
  9. #0c2c33
  10. #06161a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bddff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bddff
  2. #4fe0ff
  3. #62e4ff
  4. #76e7ff
  5. #89ebff
  6. #9deeff
  7. #b1f1ff
  8. #c4f5ff
  9. #d8f8ff
  10. #ebfcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bddff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bddff
  2. #42d4f2
  3. #49cae6
  4. #50c1d9
  5. #57b8cc
  6. #5eafc0
  7. #64a5b3
  8. #6b9ca6
  9. #729399
  10. #79898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5d3e2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6d6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acc3ff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e9e8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1d9ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cceff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e4f1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bddff {
  color: #3bddff;
}
Background
.bg-3bddff {
  background-color: #3bddff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bddff {
  border: 2px solid #3bddff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bddff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 221 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bddff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bddff, #3b7bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bddff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 221 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.46 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.03 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.23 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.95 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.45 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 11.07 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.13 #c42200 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bddff  rgb(59, 221, 255)  hsl(190, 100%, 62%)  Sky Blue
#ff5d3b  rgb(255, 93, 59)  hsl(10, 100%, 62%)  Tomato
#ff3bdd  rgb(255, 59, 221)  hsl(310, 100%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#ddff3b  rgb(221, 255, 59)  hsl(70, 100%, 62%)  Chartreuse Yellow