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#3CBDDD

#3cbddd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cbddd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 74.12% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.85% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.93°, 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.64.

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Relative luminance0.4258

Complementary

  1. #3cbddd
  2. #dd5c3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cbddd
  2. #dd3c6c
  3. #ddad3c

Analogous

  1. #3cddad
  2. #3cbddd
  3. #3c6cdd

Triadic

  1. #3cbddd
  2. #dd3cbd
  3. #bddd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbddd
  2. #5c3cdd
  3. #dd5c3c
  4. #bddd3c

Square

  1. #3cbddd
  2. #ad3cdd
  3. #dd5c3c
  4. #6cdd3c

Monochromatic

  1. #135b6d
  2. #1e92ae
  3. #3cbddd
  4. #7dd3e8
  5. #bee9f4

Shades

#3cbddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbddd
  2. #36aac7
  3. #3097b1
  4. #2a849b
  5. #247185
  6. #1e5f6f
  7. #184c58
  8. #123942
  9. #0c262c
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbddd
  2. #50c4e0
  3. #63cae4
  4. #77d1e7
  5. #8ad7eb
  6. #9edeee
  7. #b1e5f1
  8. #c5ebf5
  9. #d8f2f8
  10. #ecf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbddd
  2. #43b7d4
  3. #4ab1ca
  4. #50abc1
  5. #57a5b8
  6. #5e9faf
  7. #6598a5
  8. #6c929c
  9. #728c93
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb4c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a8dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c8c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8abade ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79b1dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbddd {
  color: #3cbddd;
}
Background
.bg-3cbddd {
  background-color: #3cbddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbddd {
  border: 2px solid #3cbddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 189 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbddd, #3c6cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 189 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.64 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.95 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.31 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.38 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.61 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.58 #c34222 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3cbddd  rgb(60, 189, 221)  hsl(192, 70%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#dd5c3c  rgb(221, 92, 60)  hsl(12, 70%, 55%)  Flame
#dd3cbd  rgb(221, 60, 189)  hsl(312, 70%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bddd3c  rgb(189, 221, 60)  hsl(72, 70%, 55%)  June Bud