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#3BB4E8

#3bb4e8 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb4e8 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 70.59% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.57% cyan, 22.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 198.03°, with 79% saturation and 57.06% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.394

Complementary

  1. #3bb4e8
  2. #e86f3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb4e8
  2. #e83b5e
  3. #e8c53b

Analogous

  1. #3be8c5
  2. #3bb4e8
  3. #3b5ee8

Triadic

  1. #3bb4e8
  2. #e83bb4
  3. #b4e83b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb4e8
  2. #6f3be8
  3. #e86f3b
  4. #b4e83b

Square

  1. #3bb4e8
  2. #c53be8
  3. #e86f3b
  4. #5ee83b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5b7c
  2. #178dc0
  3. #3bb4e8
  4. #7fcef0
  5. #c4e8f8

Shades

#3bb4e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb4e8
  2. #35a2d1
  3. #2f90ba
  4. #297ea2
  5. #236c8b
  6. #1e5a74
  7. #18485d
  8. #123646
  9. #0c242e
  10. #061217
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb4e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb4e8
  2. #4fbcea
  3. #62c3ed
  4. #76cbef
  5. #89d2f1
  6. #9ddaf4
  7. #b1e1f6
  8. #c4e9f8
  9. #d8f0fa
  10. #ebf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb4e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb4e8
  2. #42afde
  3. #49aad3
  4. #50a4c9
  5. #579fbe
  6. #5e9ab4
  7. #6495aa
  8. #6b909f
  9. #728a95
  10. #79858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aadc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ab2eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82a1e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c2c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fb3ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6da9e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bdd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb4e8 {
  color: #3bb4e8;
}
Background
.bg-3bb4e8 {
  background-color: #3bb4e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb4e8 {
  border: 2px solid #3bb4e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb4e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 180 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 79% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb4e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb4e8, #3b5ee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb4e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 180 232 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.55 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.73 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.97 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.65 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.79 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.79 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.31 #c44b17 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb4e8  rgb(59, 180, 232)  hsl(198, 79%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e86f3b  rgb(232, 111, 59)  hsl(18, 79%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#e83bb4  rgb(232, 59, 180)  hsl(318, 79%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#b4e83b  rgb(180, 232, 59)  hsl(78, 79%, 57%)  Inchworm