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#3CBAE2

#3cbae2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cbae2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.45% cyan, 17.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 194.46°, with 74.11% saturation and 56.08% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.52.

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Relative luminance0.4157

Complementary

  1. #3cbae2
  2. #e2643c

Split complementary

  1. #3cbae2
  2. #e23c67
  3. #e2b73c

Analogous

  1. #3ce2b7
  2. #3cbae2
  3. #3c67e2

Triadic

  1. #3cbae2
  2. #e23cba
  3. #bae23c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbae2
  2. #643ce2
  3. #e2643c
  4. #bae23c

Square

  1. #3cbae2
  2. #b73ce2
  3. #e2643c
  4. #67e23c

Monochromatic

  1. #115c74
  2. #1b91b6
  3. #3cbae2
  4. #7fd2ec
  5. #c1e9f6

Shades

#3cbae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbae2
  2. #36a7cb
  3. #3095b5
  4. #2a829e
  5. #247088
  6. #1e5d71
  7. #184a5a
  8. #123844
  9. #0c252d
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbae2
  2. #50c1e5
  3. #63c8e8
  4. #77cfeb
  5. #8ad6ee
  6. #9eddf1
  7. #b1e3f3
  8. #c5eaf6
  9. #d8f1f9
  10. #ecf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbae2
  2. #43b4d8
  3. #4aaece
  4. #50a9c5
  5. #57a3bb
  6. #5e9db1
  7. #6597a7
  8. #6c919d
  9. #728c94
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db2c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3b6e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8da6e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86b8e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75aee2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbae2 {
  color: #3cbae2;
}
Background
.bg-3cbae2 {
  background-color: #3cbae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbae2 {
  border: 2px solid #3cbae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 186 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbae2, #3c67e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 186 226 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.52 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.55 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.08 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.62 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.89 #c3451d Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3cbae2  rgb(60, 186, 226)  hsl(194, 74%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e2643c  rgb(226, 100, 60)  hsl(14, 74%, 56%)  Flame
#e23cba  rgb(226, 60, 186)  hsl(314, 74%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bae23c  rgb(186, 226, 60)  hsl(74, 74%, 56%)  June Bud