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#3BB8EF

#3bb8ef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bb8ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 72.16% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 23.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.33°, 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.4144

Complementary

  1. #3bb8ef
  2. #ef723b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb8ef
  2. #ef3b5e
  3. #efcc3b

Analogous

  1. #3befcc
  2. #3bb8ef
  3. #3b5eef

Triadic

  1. #3bb8ef
  2. #ef3bb8
  3. #b8ef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb8ef
  2. #723bef
  3. #ef723b
  4. #b8ef3b

Square

  1. #3bb8ef
  2. #cc3bef
  3. #ef723b
  4. #5eef3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b6086
  2. #1193cd
  3. #3bb8ef
  4. #82d2f5
  5. #c8ebfb

Shades

#3bb8ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb8ef
  2. #35a6d7
  3. #2f93bf
  4. #2981a7
  5. #236e8f
  6. #1e5c78
  7. #184a60
  8. #123748
  9. #0c2530
  10. #061218
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb8ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb8ef
  2. #4fbff1
  3. #62c6f2
  4. #76cdf4
  5. #89d4f5
  6. #9ddcf7
  7. #b1e3f9
  8. #c4eafa
  9. #d8f1fc
  10. #ebf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb8ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb8ef
  2. #42b2e4
  3. #49add9
  4. #50a7ce
  5. #57a2c3
  6. #5e9cb8
  7. #6496ac
  8. #6b91a1
  9. #728b96
  10. #79868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db1cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cb6f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84a5ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81b7f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eadef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1da ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb8ef {
  color: #3bb8ef;
}
Background
.bg-3bb8ef {
  background-color: #3bb8ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb8ef {
  border: 2px solid #3bb8ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb8ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 184 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb8ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb8ef, #3b5eef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb8ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 184 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.43 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.91 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.79 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.94 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.33 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.46 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.69 #c44710 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb8ef  rgb(59, 184, 239)  hsl(198, 85%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef723b  rgb(239, 114, 59)  hsl(18, 85%, 58%)  Coral
#ef3bb8  rgb(239, 59, 184)  hsl(318, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#b8ef3b  rgb(184, 239, 59)  hsl(78, 85%, 58%)  Inchworm