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#3CB7DF

#3cb7df ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cb7df is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 71.76% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.09% cyan, 17.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 194.72°, with 71.81% saturation and 55.49% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.4016

Complementary

  1. #3cb7df
  2. #df643c

Split complementary

  1. #3cb7df
  2. #df3c66
  3. #dfb53c

Analogous

  1. #3cdfb5
  2. #3cb7df
  3. #3c66df

Triadic

  1. #3cb7df
  2. #df3cb7
  3. #b7df3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cb7df
  2. #643cdf
  3. #df643c
  4. #b7df3c

Square

  1. #3cb7df
  2. #b53cdf
  3. #df643c
  4. #66df3c

Monochromatic

  1. #125970
  2. #1d8db1
  3. #3cb7df
  4. #7ecfea
  5. #bfe8f5

Shades

#3cb7df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cb7df
  2. #36a5c9
  3. #3092b2
  4. #2a809c
  5. #246e86
  6. #1e5c70
  7. #184959
  8. #123743
  9. #0c252d
  10. #061216
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cb7df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cb7df
  2. #50bee2
  3. #63c5e5
  4. #77cde9
  5. #8ad4ec
  6. #9edbef
  7. #b1e2f2
  8. #c5e9f5
  9. #d8f1f9
  10. #ecf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cb7df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cb7df
  2. #43b2d6
  3. #4aaccc
  4. #50a7c3
  5. #57a1b9
  6. #5e9cb0
  7. #6596a6
  8. #6c919d
  9. #728b93
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bafc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b3e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa3df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b5e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73abdf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00becf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cb7df {
  color: #3cb7df;
}
Background
.bg-3cb7df {
  background-color: #3cb7df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cb7df {
  border: 2px solid #3cb7df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cb7df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 183 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cb7df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cb7df, #3c66df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cb7df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 183 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.66 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.06 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.29 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.61 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.74 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.22 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.29 #c34820 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3cb7df  rgb(60, 183, 223)  hsl(195, 72%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df643c  rgb(223, 100, 60)  hsl(15, 72%, 55%)  Flame
#df3cb7  rgb(223, 60, 183)  hsl(315, 72%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b7df3c  rgb(183, 223, 60)  hsl(75, 72%, 55%)  June Bud