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#3CC8EA

#3cc8ea ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cc8ea is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 78.43% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.36% cyan, 14.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 191.72°, with 80.56% saturation and 57.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.4821

Complementary

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #ea5e3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #ea3c71
  3. #eab53c

Analogous

  1. #3ceab5
  2. #3cc8ea
  3. #3c71ea

Triadic

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #ea3cc8
  3. #c8ea3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #5e3cea
  3. #ea5e3c
  4. #c8ea3c

Square

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #b53cea
  3. #ea5e3c
  4. #71ea3c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e697f
  2. #15a2c4
  3. #3cc8ea
  4. #81dbf1
  5. #c6eff9

Shades

#3cc8ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #36b4d3
  3. #30a0bb
  4. #2a8ca4
  5. #24788c
  6. #1e6475
  7. #18505e
  8. #123c46
  9. #0c282f
  10. #061417
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cc8ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #50ceec
  3. #63d3ee
  4. #77d9f0
  5. #8adef2
  6. #9ee4f5
  7. #b1e9f7
  8. #c5eff9
  9. #d8f4fb
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cc8ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cc8ea
  2. #43c1df
  3. #4abad5
  4. #50b2ca
  5. #57abc0
  6. #5ea4b5
  7. #659daa
  8. #6c96a0
  9. #728e95
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bfce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c2ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9bb1ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c5eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fbbea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cc8ea {
  color: #3cc8ea;
}
Background
.bg-3cc8ea {
  background-color: #3cc8ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cc8ea {
  border: 2px solid #3cc8ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cc8ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 200 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cc8ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cc8ea, #3c71ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cc8ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 200 234 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.43 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.15 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.01 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.93 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.38 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.44 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.44 #c33715 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3cc8ea  rgb(60, 200, 234)  hsl(192, 81%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#ea5e3c  rgb(234, 94, 60)  hsl(12, 81%, 58%)  Tomato
#ea3cc8  rgb(234, 60, 200)  hsl(312, 81%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c8ea3c  rgb(200, 234, 60)  hsl(72, 81%, 58%)  Pear