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#03BAF5

#03baf5 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#03baf5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 72.94% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.78% cyan, 24.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 194.63°, with 97.58% saturation and 48.63% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.4173

Complementary

  1. #03baf5
  2. #f53e03

Split complementary

  1. #03baf5
  2. #f50341
  3. #f5b703

Analogous

  1. #03f5b7
  2. #03baf5
  3. #0341f5

Triadic

  1. #03baf5
  2. #f503ba
  3. #baf503

Tetradic

  1. #03baf5
  2. #3e03f5
  3. #f53e03
  4. #baf503

Square

  1. #03baf5
  2. #b703f5
  3. #f53e03
  4. #41f503

Monochromatic

  1. #01475e
  2. #0281a9
  3. #03baf5
  4. #48d1fd
  5. #93e4fe

Shades

#03baf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03baf5
  2. #03a7dd
  3. #0295c4
  4. #0282ac
  5. #027093
  6. #025d7b
  7. #014a62
  8. #01384a
  9. #012531
  10. #001319
  11. #000000

Tints

#03baf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03baf5
  2. #1cc1f6
  3. #35c8f7
  4. #4fcff8
  5. #68d6f9
  6. #81ddfa
  7. #9ae3fb
  8. #b3eafc
  9. #cdf1fd
  10. #e6f8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03baf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03baf5
  2. #10b4e9
  3. #1caede
  4. #29a9d2
  5. #35a3c6
  6. #429dbb
  7. #4e97af
  8. #5b91a3
  9. #678c97
  10. #74868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89b2ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb8f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80a5f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cace ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb9f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #65aef4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03baf5 {
  color: #03baf5;
}
Background
.bg-03baf5 {
  background-color: #03baf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-03baf5 {
  border: 2px solid #03baf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03baf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 186 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 98% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03baf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03baf5, #0341f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03baf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 186 245 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 1.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.95 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.68 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.92 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.60 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.64 #fc450a Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#03baf5  rgb(3, 186, 245)  hsl(195, 98%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f53e03  rgb(245, 62, 3)  hsl(15, 98%, 49%)  Coquelicot
#f503ba  rgb(245, 3, 186)  hsl(315, 98%, 49%)  Shocking Pink
#baf503  rgb(186, 245, 3)  hsl(75, 98%, 49%)  Electric Lime