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#3CBEDD

#3cbedd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cbedd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 74.51% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.85% cyan, 14.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 191.55°, 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4301

Complementary

  1. #3cbedd
  2. #dd5b3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cbedd
  2. #dd3c6e
  3. #ddab3c

Analogous

  1. #3cddab
  2. #3cbedd
  3. #3c6edd

Triadic

  1. #3cbedd
  2. #dd3cbe
  3. #bedd3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbedd
  2. #5b3cdd
  3. #dd5b3c
  4. #bedd3c

Square

  1. #3cbedd
  2. #ab3cdd
  3. #dd5b3c
  4. #6edd3c

Monochromatic

  1. #135c6d
  2. #1e92ae
  3. #3cbedd
  4. #7dd4e8
  5. #bee9f4

Shades

#3cbedd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbedd
  2. #36abc7
  3. #3098b1
  4. #2a859b
  5. #247285
  6. #1e5f6f
  7. #184c58
  8. #123942
  9. #0c262c
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbedd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbedd
  2. #50c5e0
  3. #63cbe4
  4. #77d2e7
  5. #8ad8eb
  6. #9edfee
  7. #b1e5f1
  8. #c5ecf5
  9. #d8f2f8
  10. #ecf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbedd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbedd
  2. #43b8d4
  3. #4ab2ca
  4. #50abc1
  5. #57a5b8
  6. #5e9faf
  7. #6599a5
  8. #6c939c
  9. #728c93
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab8df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a8dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bbbde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ab1dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbedd {
  color: #3cbedd;
}
Background
.bg-3cbedd {
  background-color: #3cbedd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbedd {
  border: 2px solid #3cbedd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbedd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 190 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbedd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbedd, #3c6edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbedd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 190 221 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.61 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.28 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.40 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.57 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.08 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.88 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.17 #c34122 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3cbedd  rgb(60, 190, 221)  hsl(192, 70%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#dd5b3c  rgb(221, 91, 60)  hsl(12, 70%, 55%)  Flame
#dd3cbe  rgb(221, 60, 190)  hsl(312, 70%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bedd3c  rgb(190, 221, 60)  hsl(72, 70%, 55%)  June Bud