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#3BFDFF

#3bfdff ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3bfdff is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 99.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.86% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 180.61°, with 100% saturation and 61.57% 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 16.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 1.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.784

Complementary

  1. #3bfdff
  2. #ff3d3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bfdff
  2. #ff3b9b
  3. #ff9f3b

Analogous

  1. #3bff9f
  2. #3bfdff
  3. #3b9bff

Triadic

  1. #3bfdff
  2. #ff3bfd
  3. #fdff3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bfdff
  2. #3d3bff
  3. #ff3d3b
  4. #fdff3b

Square

  1. #3bfdff
  2. #9f3bff
  3. #ff3d3b
  4. #9bff3b

Monochromatic

  1. #009fa1
  2. #00ebee
  3. #3bfdff
  4. #88feff
  5. #d4ffff

Shades

#3bfdff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bfdff
  2. #35e4e6
  3. #2fcacc
  4. #29b1b3
  5. #239899
  6. #1e7f80
  7. #186566
  8. #124c4d
  9. #0c3333
  10. #06191a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bfdff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bfdff
  2. #4ffdff
  3. #62fdff
  4. #76feff
  5. #89feff
  6. #9dfeff
  7. #b1feff
  8. #c4feff
  9. #d8ffff
  10. #ebffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bfdff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bfdff
  2. #42f1f2
  3. #49e4e6
  4. #50d8d9
  5. #57cbcc
  6. #5ebfc0
  7. #64b2b3
  8. #6ba6a6
  9. #729999
  10. #798d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9eff0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecf1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ddff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bff6ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9eaff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fffe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bfdff {
  color: #3bfdff;
}
Background
.bg-3bfdff {
  background-color: #3bfdff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bfdff {
  border: 2px solid #3bfdff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bfdff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 253 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bfdff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bfdff, #3b9bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bfdff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 253 255 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 1.30 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 1.30 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.32 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.81 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.23 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.79 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.95 #c40200 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Aqua
#3bfdff  rgb(59, 253, 255)  hsl(181, 100%, 62%)  Aqua
#ff3d3b  rgb(255, 61, 59)  hsl(1, 100%, 62%)  Tractor Red
#ff3bfd  rgb(255, 59, 253)  hsl(301, 100%, 62%)  Fuchsia
#fdff3b  rgb(253, 255, 59)  hsl(61, 100%, 62%)  Daffodil