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#3AAAF5

#3aaaf5 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3aaaf5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 66.67% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.33% cyan, 30.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 204.06°, with 90.34% saturation and 59.41% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.3624

Complementary

  1. #3aaaf5
  2. #f5853a

Split complementary

  1. #3aaaf5
  2. #f53a4d
  3. #f5e23a

Analogous

  1. #3af5e2
  2. #3aaaf5
  3. #3a4df5

Triadic

  1. #3aaaf5
  2. #f53aaa
  3. #aaf53a

Tetradic

  1. #3aaaf5
  2. #853af5
  3. #f5853a
  4. #aaf53a

Square

  1. #3aaaf5
  2. #e23af5
  3. #f5853a
  4. #4df53a

Monochromatic

  1. #07588f
  2. #0b86d8
  3. #3aaaf5
  4. #83c9f9
  5. #cce9fc

Shades

#3aaaf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3aaaf5
  2. #3499dd
  3. #2e88c4
  4. #2977ac
  5. #236693
  6. #1d557b
  7. #174462
  8. #11334a
  9. #0c2231
  10. #061119
  11. #000000

Tints

#3aaaf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3aaaf5
  2. #4eb3f6
  3. #61bbf7
  4. #75c4f8
  5. #89ccf9
  6. #9dd5fa
  7. #b0ddfb
  8. #c4e6fc
  9. #d8eefd
  10. #ebf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3aaaf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3aaaf5
  2. #41a6e9
  3. #48a2de
  4. #4f9dd2
  5. #5699c6
  6. #5d95bb
  7. #6491af
  8. #6b8da3
  9. #728897
  10. #79848c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a5c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87acf8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d9bf4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70abf7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5da1f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3aaaf5 {
  color: #3aaaf5;
}
Background
.bg-3aaaf5 {
  background-color: #3aaaf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3aaaf5 {
  border: 2px solid #3aaaf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3aaaf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 170 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3aaaf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3aaaf5, #3a4df5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3aaaf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 170 245 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.58 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.98 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.30 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.72 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.96 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.03 #c5550a Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#3aaaf5  rgb(58, 170, 245)  hsl(204, 90%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#f5853a  rgb(245, 133, 58)  hsl(24, 90%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#f53aaa  rgb(245, 58, 170)  hsl(324, 90%, 59%)  Persian Rose
#aaf53a  rgb(170, 245, 58)  hsl(84, 90%, 59%)  Green Yellow