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#3DB3CE

#3db3ce ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3db3ce is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 70.2% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.39% cyan, 13.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 191.17°, with 59.67% saturation and 52.35% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 7.2.

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Relative luminance0.3769

Complementary

  1. #3db3ce
  2. #ce583d

Split complementary

  1. #3db3ce
  2. #ce3d6a
  3. #cea03d

Analogous

  1. #3dcea0
  2. #3db3ce
  3. #3d6ace

Triadic

  1. #3db3ce
  2. #ce3db3
  3. #b3ce3d

Tetradic

  1. #3db3ce
  2. #583dce
  3. #ce583d
  4. #b3ce3d

Square

  1. #3db3ce
  2. #a03dce
  3. #ce583d
  4. #6ace3d

Monochromatic

  1. #174e5b
  2. #268398
  3. #3db3ce
  4. #7acbdd
  5. #b7e3ed

Shades

#3db3ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3db3ce
  2. #37a1b9
  3. #318fa5
  4. #2b7d90
  5. #256b7c
  6. #1f5a67
  7. #184852
  8. #12363e
  9. #0c2429
  10. #061215
  11. #000000

Tints

#3db3ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3db3ce
  2. #50bbd3
  3. #64c2d8
  4. #77cadd
  5. #8bd1e2
  6. #9ed9e7
  7. #b1e1eb
  8. #c5e8f0
  9. #d8f0f5
  10. #ecf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3db3ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3db3ce
  2. #44aec6
  3. #4aa9be
  4. #51a4b7
  5. #589faf
  6. #5f9aa7
  7. #65949f
  8. #6c8f97
  9. #738a90
  10. #798588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88abb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1aed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9fce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b0cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a7ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3db3ce {
  color: #3db3ce;
}
Background
.bg-3db3ce {
  background-color: #3db3ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3db3ce {
  border: 2px solid #3db3ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3db3ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 179 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3db3ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3db3ce, #3d6ace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3db3ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 179 206 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.20 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.54 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.75 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.76 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.56 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.27 #c24c31 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3db3ce  rgb(61, 179, 206)  hsl(191, 60%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce583d  rgb(206, 88, 61)  hsl(11, 60%, 52%)  Cinnabar
#ce3db3  rgb(206, 61, 179)  hsl(311, 60%, 52%)  Shocking Pink
#b3ce3d  rgb(179, 206, 61)  hsl(71, 60%, 52%)  June Bud