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#3FB3CF

#3fb3cf ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3fb3cf is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 70.2% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.57% cyan, 13.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 191.67°, with 60% saturation and 52.94% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.94.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.378

Complementary

  1. #3fb3cf
  2. #cf5b3f

Split complementary

  1. #3fb3cf
  2. #cf3f6b
  3. #cfa33f

Analogous

  1. #3fcfa3
  2. #3fb3cf
  3. #3f6bcf

Triadic

  1. #3fb3cf
  2. #cf3fb3
  3. #b3cf3f

Tetradic

  1. #3fb3cf
  2. #5b3fcf
  3. #cf5b3f
  4. #b3cf3f

Square

  1. #3fb3cf
  2. #a33fcf
  3. #cf5b3f
  4. #6bcf3f

Monochromatic

  1. #17505e
  2. #27849b
  3. #3fb3cf
  4. #7ccbde
  5. #b9e3ee

Shades

#3fb3cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3fb3cf
  2. #39a1ba
  3. #328fa6
  4. #2c7d91
  5. #266b7c
  6. #205a68
  7. #194853
  8. #13363e
  9. #0d2429
  10. #061215
  11. #000000

Tints

#3fb3cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3fb3cf
  2. #52bbd4
  3. #65c2d9
  4. #79cadd
  5. #8cd1e2
  6. #9fd9e7
  7. #b2e1ec
  8. #c5e8f1
  9. #d9f0f5
  10. #ecf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3fb3cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3fb3cf
  2. #46aec7
  3. #4ca9bf
  4. #53a4b7
  5. #599faf
  6. #609aa8
  7. #6694a0
  8. #6d8f98
  9. #738a90
  10. #7a8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88abb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1aed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9fcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84b0d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a7cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3fb3cf {
  color: #3fb3cf;
}
Background
.bg-3fb3cf {
  background-color: #3fb3cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3fb3cf {
  border: 2px solid #3fb3cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3fb3cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 179 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 60% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3fb3cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3fb3cf, #3f6bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3fb3cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 179 207 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.94 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.38 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.51 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.54 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.32 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.73 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.92 #c04c30 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#3fb3cf  rgb(63, 179, 207)  hsl(192, 60%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf5b3f  rgb(207, 91, 63)  hsl(12, 60%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#cf3fb3  rgb(207, 63, 179)  hsl(312, 60%, 53%)  Shocking Pink
#b3cf3f  rgb(179, 207, 63)  hsl(72, 60%, 53%)  June Bud