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#3BB6ED

#3bb6ed ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb6ed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 71.37% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.11% cyan, 23.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 198.54°, with 83.18% saturation and 58.04% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.405

Complementary

  1. #3bb6ed
  2. #ed723b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb6ed
  2. #ed3b5d
  3. #edcb3b

Analogous

  1. #3bedcb
  2. #3bb6ed
  3. #3b5ded

Triadic

  1. #3bb6ed
  2. #ed3bb6
  3. #b6ed3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb6ed
  2. #723bed
  3. #ed723b
  4. #b6ed3b

Square

  1. #3bb6ed
  2. #cb3bed
  3. #ed723b
  4. #5ded3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c5e83
  2. #1291c9
  3. #3bb6ed
  4. #81d0f3
  5. #c7eafa

Shades

#3bb6ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb6ed
  2. #35a4d5
  3. #2f92be
  4. #297fa6
  5. #236d8e
  6. #1e5b77
  7. #18495f
  8. #123747
  9. #0c242f
  10. #061218
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb6ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb6ed
  2. #4fbdef
  3. #62c5f1
  4. #76ccf2
  5. #89d3f4
  6. #9ddbf6
  7. #b1e2f8
  8. #c4e9fa
  9. #d8f0fb
  10. #ebf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb6ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb6ed
  2. #42b1e2
  3. #49abd7
  4. #50a6cc
  5. #57a0c1
  6. #5e9bb7
  7. #6496ac
  8. #6b90a1
  9. #728b96
  10. #79858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cafc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bb4f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83a3ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fb5ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6dabec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bfd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb6ed {
  color: #3bb6ed;
}
Background
.bg-3bb6ed {
  background-color: #3bb6ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb6ed {
  border: 2px solid #3bb6ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb6ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 182 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb6ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb6ed, #3b5ded);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb6ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 182 237 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.86 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.09 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.27 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.23 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.30 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.07 #c44912 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb6ed  rgb(59, 182, 237)  hsl(199, 83%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ed723b  rgb(237, 114, 59)  hsl(19, 83%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#ed3bb6  rgb(237, 59, 182)  hsl(319, 83%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#b6ed3b  rgb(182, 237, 59)  hsl(79, 83%, 58%)  Inchworm