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#3BB1DB

#3bb1db ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb1db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 69.41% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.06% cyan, 19.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 195.75°, with 68.97% saturation and 54.51% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.3749

Complementary

  1. #3bb1db
  2. #db653b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb1db
  2. #db3b61
  3. #dbb53b

Analogous

  1. #3bdbb5
  2. #3bb1db
  3. #3b61db

Triadic

  1. #3bb1db
  2. #db3bb1
  3. #b1db3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb1db
  2. #653bdb
  3. #db653b
  4. #b1db3b

Square

  1. #3bb1db
  2. #b53bdb
  3. #db653b
  4. #61db3b

Monochromatic

  1. #13536a
  2. #1f86aa
  3. #3bb1db
  4. #7ccbe7
  5. #bce4f3

Shades

#3bb1db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb1db
  2. #359fc5
  3. #2f8eaf
  4. #297c99
  5. #236a83
  6. #1e596e
  7. #184758
  8. #123542
  9. #0c232c
  10. #061216
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb1db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb1db
  2. #4fb9df
  3. #62c1e2
  4. #76c8e6
  5. #89d0e9
  6. #9dd8ed
  7. #b1e0f1
  8. #c4e8f4
  9. #d8eff8
  10. #ebf7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb1db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb1db
  2. #42acd2
  3. #49a7c9
  4. #50a2c0
  5. #579db7
  6. #5e99ae
  7. #6494a4
  8. #6b8f9b
  9. #728a92
  10. #798589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87aabd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9aaedd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fafdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ea6db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb1db {
  color: #3bb1db;
}
Background
.bg-3bb1db {
  background-color: #3bb1db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb1db {
  border: 2px solid #3bb1db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb1db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 177 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb1db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb1db, #3b61db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb1db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 177 219 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.82 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.41 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.59 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.44 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.84 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.42 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.58 #c44e24 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb1db  rgb(59, 177, 219)  hsl(196, 69%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#db653b  rgb(219, 101, 59)  hsl(16, 69%, 55%)  Flame
#db3bb1  rgb(219, 59, 177)  hsl(316, 69%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b1db3b  rgb(177, 219, 59)  hsl(76, 69%, 55%)  June Bud