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#3BAEE3

#3baee3 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3baee3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 68.24% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.01% cyan, 23.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 198.93°, with 75% saturation and 56.08% 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 brand accents. 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 4.95.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3675

Complementary

  1. #3baee3
  2. #e3703b

Split complementary

  1. #3baee3
  2. #e33b5a
  3. #e3c43b

Analogous

  1. #3be3c4
  2. #3baee3
  3. #3b5ae3

Triadic

  1. #3baee3
  2. #e33bae
  3. #aee33b

Tetradic

  1. #3baee3
  2. #703be3
  3. #e3703b
  4. #aee33b

Square

  1. #3baee3
  2. #c43be3
  3. #e3703b
  4. #5ae33b

Monochromatic

  1. #115574
  2. #1a86b7
  3. #3baee3
  4. #7ecaed
  5. #c1e5f6

Shades

#3baee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3baee3
  2. #359dcc
  3. #2f8bb6
  4. #297a9f
  5. #236888
  6. #1e5772
  7. #18465b
  8. #123444
  9. #0c232d
  10. #061117
  11. #000000

Tints

#3baee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3baee3
  2. #4fb6e6
  3. #62bee9
  4. #76c6eb
  5. #89ceee
  6. #9dd7f1
  7. #b1dff4
  8. #c4e7f7
  9. #d8eff9
  10. #ebf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3baee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3baee3
  2. #42a9d9
  3. #49a5cf
  4. #50a0c5
  5. #579cbb
  6. #5e97b2
  7. #6492a8
  8. #6b8e9e
  9. #728994
  10. #79858a
  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 #86a8c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94ace6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d9ce2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bcc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7aade5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69a4e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3baee3 {
  color: #3baee3;
}
Background
.bg-3baee3 {
  background-color: #3baee3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3baee3 {
  border: 2px solid #3baee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3baee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 174 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 75% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3baee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3baee3, #3b5ae3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3baee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 174 227 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.95 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.37 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.80 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.34 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.47 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.00 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.36 #c4511c Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3baee3  rgb(59, 174, 227)  hsl(199, 75%, 56%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e3703b  rgb(227, 112, 59)  hsl(19, 75%, 56%)  Burnt Sienna
#e33bae  rgb(227, 59, 174)  hsl(319, 75%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#aee33b  rgb(174, 227, 59)  hsl(79, 75%, 56%)  Inchworm