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#3897EA

#3897ea ≈ Dodger Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3897ea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 59.22% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.07% cyan, 35.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 207.98°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dodger Blue (#1e90ff), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.2891

Complementary

  1. #3897ea
  2. #ea8b38

Split complementary

  1. #3897ea
  2. #ea383e
  3. #eae438

Analogous

  1. #38eae4
  2. #3897ea
  3. #383eea

Triadic

  1. #3897ea
  2. #ea3897
  3. #97ea38

Tetradic

  1. #3897ea
  2. #8b38ea
  3. #ea8b38
  4. #97ea38

Square

  1. #3897ea
  2. #e438ea
  3. #ea8b38
  4. #3eea38

Monochromatic

  1. #0d487c
  2. #1471c1
  3. #3897ea
  4. #7dbbf1
  5. #c2dff9

Shades

#3897ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3897ea
  2. #3288d3
  3. #2d79bb
  4. #276aa4
  5. #225b8c
  6. #1c4c75
  7. #163c5e
  8. #112d46
  9. #0b1e2f
  10. #060f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#3897ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3897ea
  2. #4ca1ec
  3. #60acee
  4. #74b6f0
  5. #88c1f2
  6. #9ccbf5
  7. #afd5f7
  8. #c3e0f9
  9. #d7eafb
  10. #ebf5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3897ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3897ea
  2. #3f95df
  3. #4692d5
  4. #4e90ca
  5. #558ec0
  6. #5c8cb5
  7. #6389aa
  8. #6a87a0
  9. #728595
  10. #79828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7894bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #709bed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00abb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f9aec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c90e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00a3cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3897ea {
  color: #3897ea;
}
Background
.bg-3897ea {
  background-color: #3897ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3897ea {
  border: 2px solid #3897ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3897ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 151 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3897ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3897ea, #383eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3897ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 151 234 / 0.35);
}

#1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.19 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 3.70 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.85 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.12 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.85 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.56 #c76815 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Dodger Blue
#3897ea  rgb(56, 151, 234)  hsl(208, 81%, 57%)  Dodger Blue
#ea8b38  rgb(234, 139, 56)  hsl(28, 81%, 57%)  Cadmium Orange
#ea3897  rgb(234, 56, 151)  hsl(328, 81%, 57%)  Persian Rose
#97ea38  rgb(151, 234, 56)  hsl(88, 81%, 57%)  Inchworm