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#00AEF3

#00aef3 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#00aef3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 68.24% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 28.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 197.04°, with 100% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#0099ff
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Relative luminance0.3674

Complementary

  1. #00aef3
  2. #f34500

Split complementary

  1. #00aef3
  2. #f30034
  3. #f3bf00

Analogous

  1. #00f3bf
  2. #00aef3
  3. #0034f3

Triadic

  1. #00aef3
  2. #f300ae
  3. #aef300

Tetradic

  1. #00aef3
  2. #4500f3
  3. #f34500
  4. #aef300

Square

  1. #00aef3
  2. #bf00f3
  3. #f34500
  4. #34f300

Monochromatic

  1. #00405a
  2. #0077a7
  3. #00aef3
  4. #41c9ff
  5. #8ddfff

Shades

#00aef3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00aef3
  2. #009ddb
  3. #008bc2
  4. #007aaa
  5. #006892
  6. #00577a
  7. #004661
  8. #003449
  9. #002331
  10. #001118
  11. #000000

Tints

#00aef3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00aef3
  2. #1ab6f4
  3. #33bef5
  4. #4dc6f7
  5. #66cef8
  6. #80d7f9
  7. #99dffa
  8. #b3e7fb
  9. #cceffd
  10. #e6f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00aef3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00aef3
  2. #0da9e8
  3. #1aa5dc
  4. #26a0d1
  5. #339cc5
  6. #4097ba
  7. #4d92ae
  8. #5a8ea3
  9. #668997
  10. #73858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8caef6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f9bf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6eaef5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #57a3f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00aef3 {
  color: #00aef3;
}
Background
.bg-00aef3 {
  background-color: #00aef3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00aef3 {
  border: 2px solid #00aef3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00aef3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 174 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 100% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00aef3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00aef3, #0034f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00aef3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 174 243 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.02 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.93 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.63 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.81 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.82 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.82 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 12.15 #ff510c Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#00aef3  rgb(0, 174, 243)  hsl(197, 100%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f34500  rgb(243, 69, 0)  hsl(17, 100%, 48%)  Tangelo
#f300ae  rgb(243, 0, 174)  hsl(317, 100%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#aef300  rgb(174, 243, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 48%)  Spring Bud