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#03AEF2

#03aef2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#03aef2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 68.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.76% cyan, 28.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 197.07°, with 97.55% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.367

Complementary

  1. #03aef2
  2. #f24703

Split complementary

  1. #03aef2
  2. #f20337
  3. #f2be03

Analogous

  1. #03f2be
  2. #03aef2
  3. #0337f2

Triadic

  1. #03aef2
  2. #f203ae
  3. #aef203

Tetradic

  1. #03aef2
  2. #4703f2
  3. #f24703
  4. #aef203

Square

  1. #03aef2
  2. #be03f2
  3. #f24703
  4. #37f203

Monochromatic

  1. #01415b
  2. #0278a6
  3. #03aef2
  4. #45c8fd
  5. #90dffe

Shades

#03aef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03aef2
  2. #039dda
  3. #028bc2
  4. #027aa9
  5. #026891
  6. #025779
  7. #014661
  8. #013449
  9. #012330
  10. #001118
  11. #000000

Tints

#03aef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03aef2
  2. #1cb6f3
  3. #35bef5
  4. #4fc6f6
  5. #68cef7
  6. #81d7f9
  7. #9adffa
  8. #b3e7fb
  9. #cdeffc
  10. #e6f7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03aef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03aef2
  2. #10a9e7
  3. #1ca5db
  4. #29a0d0
  5. #359cc4
  6. #4297b9
  7. #4e92ae
  8. #5b8ea2
  9. #678997
  10. #74858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81a8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8caef5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #709bf1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6faef4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #58a3f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03aef2 {
  color: #03aef2;
}
Background
.bg-03aef2 {
  background-color: #03aef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-03aef2 {
  border: 2px solid #03aef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03aef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 174 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 98% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03aef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03aef2, #0337f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03aef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 174 242 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.92 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.66 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.80 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.70 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.80 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 12.00 #fc510d Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#03aef2  rgb(3, 174, 242)  hsl(197, 98%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f24703  rgb(242, 71, 3)  hsl(17, 98%, 48%)  Tangelo
#f203ae  rgb(242, 3, 174)  hsl(317, 98%, 48%)  Shocking Pink
#aef203  rgb(174, 242, 3)  hsl(77, 98%, 48%)  Spring Bud