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#3CC8EB

#3cc8eb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cc8eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.47% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 81.4% saturation and 57.84% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4827

Complementary

  1. #3cc8eb
  2. #eb5f3c

Split complementary

  1. #3cc8eb
  2. #eb3c70
  3. #ebb63c

Analogous

  1. #3cebb6
  2. #3cc8eb
  3. #3c70eb

Triadic

  1. #3cc8eb
  2. #eb3cc8
  3. #c8eb3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cc8eb
  2. #5f3ceb
  3. #eb5f3c
  4. #c8eb3c

Square

  1. #3cc8eb
  2. #b63ceb
  3. #eb5f3c
  4. #70eb3c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d6a81
  2. #14a3c6
  3. #3cc8eb
  4. #81dcf2
  5. #c7eff9

Shades

#3cc8eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cc8eb
  2. #36b4d4
  3. #30a0bc
  4. #2a8ca5
  5. #24788d
  6. #1e6476
  7. #18505e
  8. #123c47
  9. #0c282f
  10. #061418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cc8eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cc8eb
  2. #50ceed
  3. #63d3ef
  4. #77d9f1
  5. #8adef3
  6. #9ee4f5
  7. #b1e9f7
  8. #c5eff9
  9. #d8f4fb
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cc8eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cc8eb
  2. #43c1e0
  3. #4abad6
  4. #50b2cb
  5. #57abc0
  6. #5ea4b6
  7. #659dab
  8. #6c96a0
  9. #728e95
  10. #79878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97bfcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2c2ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ab1eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91c5ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7fbbeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cfdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cc8eb {
  color: #3cc8eb;
}
Background
.bg-3cc8eb {
  background-color: #3cc8eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cc8eb {
  border: 2px solid #3cc8eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cc8eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 200 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cc8eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cc8eb, #3c70eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cc8eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 200 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.35 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.02 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.72 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.73 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.19 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.34 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.47 #c33714 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3cc8eb  rgb(60, 200, 235)  hsl(192, 81%, 58%)  Sky Blue
#eb5f3c  rgb(235, 95, 60)  hsl(12, 81%, 58%)  Tomato
#eb3cc8  rgb(235, 60, 200)  hsl(312, 81%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#c8eb3c  rgb(200, 235, 60)  hsl(72, 81%, 58%)  Pear