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#3BC4E2

#3bc4e2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bc4e2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 76.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.89% cyan, 13.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 190.78°, with 74.22% saturation and 55.88% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.18.

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Relative luminance0.459

Complementary

  1. #3bc4e2
  2. #e2593b

Split complementary

  1. #3bc4e2
  2. #e23b70
  3. #e2ac3b

Analogous

  1. #3be2ac
  2. #3bc4e2
  3. #3b70e2

Triadic

  1. #3bc4e2
  2. #e23bc4
  3. #c4e23b

Tetradic

  1. #3bc4e2
  2. #593be2
  3. #e2593b
  4. #c4e23b

Square

  1. #3bc4e2
  2. #ac3be2
  3. #e2593b
  4. #70e23b

Monochromatic

  1. #116173
  2. #1b9ab6
  3. #3bc4e2
  4. #7ed8ec
  5. #c0ecf6

Shades

#3bc4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bc4e2
  2. #35b0cb
  3. #2f9db5
  4. #29899e
  5. #237688
  6. #1e6271
  7. #184e5a
  8. #123b44
  9. #0c272d
  10. #061417
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bc4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bc4e2
  2. #4fcae5
  3. #62d0e8
  4. #76d6eb
  5. #89dcee
  6. #9de2f1
  7. #b1e7f3
  8. #c4edf6
  9. #d8f3f9
  10. #ebf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bc4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bc4e2
  2. #42bdd8
  3. #49b6ce
  4. #50b0c5
  5. #57a9bb
  6. #5ea2b1
  7. #649ba7
  8. #6b949d
  9. #728e94
  10. #79878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93bbc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0bee4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99ade2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cfcd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8fc0e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eb7e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cbd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bc4e2 {
  color: #3bc4e2;
}
Background
.bg-3bc4e2 {
  background-color: #3bc4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bc4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #3bc4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bc4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 196 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bc4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bc4e2, #3b70e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bc4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 196 226 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.05 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.90 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.85 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.23 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.92 #c43b1d Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#3bc4e2  rgb(59, 196, 226)  hsl(191, 74%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#e2593b  rgb(226, 89, 59)  hsl(11, 74%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#e23bc4  rgb(226, 59, 196)  hsl(311, 74%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#c4e23b  rgb(196, 226, 59)  hsl(71, 74%, 56%)  Pear