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#3BB2DE

#3bb2de ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb2de is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 69.8% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.42% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 196.2°, with 71.18% saturation and 55.1% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.3804

Complementary

  1. #3bb2de
  2. #de673b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb2de
  2. #de3b60
  3. #deb93b

Analogous

  1. #3bdeb9
  2. #3bb2de
  3. #3b60de

Triadic

  1. #3bb2de
  2. #de3bb2
  3. #b2de3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb2de
  2. #673bde
  3. #de673b
  4. #b2de3b

Square

  1. #3bb2de
  2. #b93bde
  3. #de673b
  4. #60de3b

Monochromatic

  1. #12556e
  2. #1d88af
  3. #3bb2de
  4. #7ccce9
  5. #bee5f4

Shades

#3bb2de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb2de
  2. #35a0c8
  3. #2f8eb2
  4. #297d9b
  5. #236b85
  6. #1e596f
  7. #184759
  8. #123543
  9. #0c242c
  10. #061216
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb2de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb2de
  2. #4fbae1
  3. #62c1e5
  4. #76c9e8
  5. #89d1eb
  6. #9dd9ef
  7. #b1e0f2
  8. #c4e8f5
  9. #d8f0f8
  10. #ebf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb2de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb2de
  2. #42add5
  3. #49a8cb
  4. #50a3c2
  5. #579eb8
  6. #5e99af
  7. #6494a6
  8. #6b8f9c
  9. #728a93
  10. #798589
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88abbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bafe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #859fdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fb0df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6ea7de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bacd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb2de {
  color: #3bb2de;
}
Background
.bg-3bb2de {
  background-color: #3bb2de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb2de {
  border: 2px solid #3bb2de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb2de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 178 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb2de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb2de, #3b60de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb2de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 178 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.24 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.64 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.47 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.30 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.33 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.42 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.55 #c44d21 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb2de  rgb(59, 178, 222)  hsl(196, 71%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de673b  rgb(222, 103, 59)  hsl(16, 71%, 55%)  Flame
#de3bb2  rgb(222, 59, 178)  hsl(316, 71%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b2de3b  rgb(178, 222, 59)  hsl(76, 71%, 55%)  June Bud