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#3BB2EF

#3bb2ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb2ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 25.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 200.33°, with 84.91% saturation and 58.43% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.39

Complementary

  1. #3bb2ef
  2. #ef783b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb2ef
  2. #ef3b58
  3. #efd23b

Analogous

  1. #3befd2
  2. #3bb2ef
  3. #3b58ef

Triadic

  1. #3bb2ef
  2. #ef3bb2
  3. #b2ef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb2ef
  2. #783bef
  3. #ef783b
  4. #b2ef3b

Square

  1. #3bb2ef
  2. #d23bef
  3. #ef783b
  4. #58ef3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b5c86
  2. #118dcd
  3. #3bb2ef
  4. #82cef5
  5. #c8eafb

Shades

#3bb2ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb2ef
  2. #35a0d7
  3. #2f8ebf
  4. #297da7
  5. #236b8f
  6. #1e5978
  7. #184760
  8. #123548
  9. #0c2430
  10. #061218
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb2ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb2ef
  2. #4fbaf1
  3. #62c1f2
  4. #76c9f4
  5. #89d1f5
  6. #9dd9f7
  7. #b1e0f9
  8. #c4e8fa
  9. #d8f0fc
  10. #ebf7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb2ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb2ef
  2. #42ade4
  3. #49a8d9
  4. #50a3ce
  5. #579ec3
  6. #5e99b8
  7. #6494ac
  8. #6b8fa1
  9. #728a96
  10. #79858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89acc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95b1f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ca0ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bb2f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a8ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bcd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb2ef {
  color: #3bb2ef;
}
Background
.bg-3bb2ef {
  background-color: #3bb2ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb2ef {
  border: 2px solid #3bb2ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb2ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 178 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb2ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb2ef, #3b58ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb2ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 178 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.01 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.01 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.01 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.66 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.03 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.28 #c44d10 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb2ef  rgb(59, 178, 239)  hsl(200, 85%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef783b  rgb(239, 120, 59)  hsl(20, 85%, 58%)  Mango Tango
#ef3bb2  rgb(239, 59, 178)  hsl(320, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#b2ef3b  rgb(178, 239, 59)  hsl(80, 85%, 58%)  Inchworm