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#3CBDE4

#3cbde4 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cbde4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.68% cyan, 17.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 193.93°, with 75.68% saturation and 56.47% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4296

Complementary

  1. #3cbde4
  2. #e4633c

Split complementary

  1. #3cbde4
  2. #e43c69
  3. #e4b73c

Analogous

  1. #3ce4b7
  2. #3cbde4
  3. #3c69e4

Triadic

  1. #3cbde4
  2. #e43cbd
  3. #bde43c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbde4
  2. #633ce4
  3. #e4633c
  4. #bde43c

Square

  1. #3cbde4
  2. #b73ce4
  3. #e4633c
  4. #69e43c

Monochromatic

  1. #105f77
  2. #1a95ba
  3. #3cbde4
  4. #7fd4ed
  5. #c2eaf7

Shades

#3cbde4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbde4
  2. #36aacd
  3. #3097b6
  4. #2a84a0
  5. #247189
  6. #1e5f72
  7. #184c5b
  8. #123944
  9. #0c262e
  10. #061317
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbde4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbde4
  2. #50c4e7
  3. #63cae9
  4. #77d1ec
  5. #8ad7ef
  6. #9edef2
  7. #b1e5f4
  8. #c5ebf7
  9. #d8f2fa
  10. #ecf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbde4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbde4
  2. #43b7da
  3. #4ab1d0
  4. #50abc6
  5. #57a5bc
  6. #5e9fb2
  7. #6598a8
  8. #6c929e
  9. #728c94
  10. #79868a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb5c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b9e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a8e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89bae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #77b1e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4d5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbde4 {
  color: #3cbde4;
}
Background
.bg-3cbde4 {
  background-color: #3cbde4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbde4 {
  border: 2px solid #3cbde4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbde4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 189 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 76% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbde4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbde4, #3c69e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbde4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 189 228 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.80 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.27 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.07 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.67 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.82 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.73 #c3421b Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3cbde4  rgb(60, 189, 228)  hsl(194, 76%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e4633c  rgb(228, 99, 60)  hsl(14, 76%, 56%)  Flame
#e43cbd  rgb(228, 60, 189)  hsl(314, 76%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bde43c  rgb(189, 228, 60)  hsl(74, 76%, 56%)  June Bud