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#3CBEDE

#3cbede ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cbede 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.97% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 191.85°, with 71.05% saturation and 55.29% 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.51.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4306

Complementary

  1. #3cbede
  2. #de5c3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cbede
  2. #de3c6d
  3. #dead3c

Analogous

  1. #3cdead
  2. #3cbede
  3. #3c6dde

Triadic

  1. #3cbede
  2. #de3cbe
  3. #bede3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cbede
  2. #5c3cde
  3. #de5c3c
  4. #bede3c

Square

  1. #3cbede
  2. #ad3cde
  3. #de5c3c
  4. #6dde3c

Monochromatic

  1. #135c6e
  2. #1e93b0
  3. #3cbede
  4. #7dd4e9
  5. #bfeaf4

Shades

#3cbede mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cbede
  2. #36abc8
  3. #3098b2
  4. #2a859b
  5. #247285
  6. #1e5f6f
  7. #184c59
  8. #123943
  9. #0c262c
  10. #061316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cbede mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cbede
  2. #50c5e1
  3. #63cbe5
  4. #77d2e8
  5. #8ad8eb
  6. #9edfef
  7. #b1e5f2
  8. #c5ecf5
  9. #d8f2f8
  10. #ecf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cbede mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cbede
  2. #43b8d5
  3. #4ab2cb
  4. #50abc2
  5. #57a5b8
  6. #5e9faf
  7. #6599a6
  8. #6c939c
  9. #728c93
  10. #798689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b9e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a8de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bbbdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7ab1de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c5d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cbede {
  color: #3cbede;
}
Background
.bg-3cbede {
  background-color: #3cbede;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cbede {
  border: 2px solid #3cbede;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cbede;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 190 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cbede {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cbede, #3c6dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cbede {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 190 222 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.51 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.97 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.26 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.50 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.87 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.61 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.46 #c34121 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3cbede  rgb(60, 190, 222)  hsl(192, 71%, 55%)  Sky Blue
#de5c3c  rgb(222, 92, 60)  hsl(12, 71%, 55%)  Flame
#de3cbe  rgb(222, 60, 190)  hsl(312, 71%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bede3c  rgb(190, 222, 60)  hsl(72, 71%, 55%)  June Bud