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#3CBDED

#3cbded ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cbded is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 74.12% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.68% cyan, 20.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 196.27°, with 83.1% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.4347

Complementary

  1. #3cbded
  2. #ed6c3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cbded
  2. #ed3c65
  3. #edc53c

Analogous

  1. #3cedc5
  2. #3cbded
  3. #3c65ed

Triadic

  1. #3cbded
  2. #ed3cbd
  3. #bded3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbded
  2. #6c3ced
  3. #ed6c3c
  4. #bded3c

Square

  1. #3cbded
  2. #c53ced
  3. #ed6c3c
  4. #65ed3c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6384
  2. #1398ca
  3. #3cbded
  4. #82d5f3
  5. #c8ecfa

Shades

#3cbded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbded
  2. #36aad5
  3. #3097be
  4. #2a84a6
  5. #24718e
  6. #1e5f77
  7. #184c5f
  8. #123947
  9. #0c262f
  10. #061318
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbded
  2. #50c4ef
  3. #63caf1
  4. #77d1f2
  5. #8ad7f4
  6. #9edef6
  7. #b1e5f8
  8. #c5ebfa
  9. #d8f2fb
  10. #ecf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbded
  2. #43b7e2
  3. #4ab1d7
  4. #50abcc
  5. #57a5c1
  6. #5e9fb7
  7. #6598ac
  8. #6c92a1
  9. #728c96
  10. #79868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b5cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4baef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8ca9ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cbcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86bbee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74b1ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbded {
  color: #3cbded;
}
Background
.bg-3cbded {
  background-color: #3cbded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbded {
  border: 2px solid #3cbded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 189 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbded, #3c65ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 189 237 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.26 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.82 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.50 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.55 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.46 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.57 #c34212 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3cbded  rgb(60, 189, 237)  hsl(196, 83%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed6c3c  rgb(237, 108, 60)  hsl(16, 83%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#ed3cbd  rgb(237, 60, 189)  hsl(316, 83%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bded3c  rgb(189, 237, 60)  hsl(76, 83%, 58%)  Inchworm