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#3CBADD

#3cbadd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cbadd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 72.94% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.85% cyan, 15.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.04°, with 70.31% saturation and 55.1% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.413

Complementary

  1. #3cbadd
  2. #dd5f3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cbadd
  2. #dd3c6a
  3. #ddaf3c

Analogous

  1. #3cddaf
  2. #3cbadd
  3. #3c6add

Triadic

  1. #3cbadd
  2. #dd3cba
  3. #badd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbadd
  2. #5f3cdd
  3. #dd5f3c
  4. #badd3c

Square

  1. #3cbadd
  2. #af3cdd
  3. #dd5f3c
  4. #6add3c

Monochromatic

  1. #13596d
  2. #1e8fae
  3. #3cbadd
  4. #7dd1e8
  5. #bee8f4

Shades

#3cbadd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbadd
  2. #36a7c7
  3. #3095b1
  4. #2a829b
  5. #247085
  6. #1e5d6f
  7. #184a58
  8. #123842
  9. #0c252c
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbadd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbadd
  2. #50c1e0
  3. #63c8e4
  4. #77cfe7
  5. #8ad6eb
  6. #9eddee
  7. #b1e3f1
  8. #c5eaf5
  9. #d8f1f8
  10. #ecf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbadd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbadd
  2. #43b4d4
  3. #4aaeca
  4. #50a9c1
  5. #57a3b8
  6. #5e9daf
  7. #6597a5
  8. #6c919c
  9. #728c93
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b5df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8fa5dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87b7de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76aedd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbadd {
  color: #3cbadd;
}
Background
.bg-3cbadd {
  background-color: #3cbadd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbadd {
  border: 2px solid #3cbadd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbadd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 186 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbadd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbadd, #3c6add);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbadd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 186 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.01 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.60 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.87 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.45 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.86 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.78 #c34522 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3cbadd  rgb(60, 186, 221)  hsl(193, 70%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd5f3c  rgb(221, 95, 60)  hsl(13, 70%, 55%)  Flame
#dd3cba  rgb(221, 60, 186)  hsl(313, 70%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#badd3c  rgb(186, 221, 60)  hsl(73, 70%, 55%)  June Bud