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#3BB8FF

#3bb8ff ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3bb8ff is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 72.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.86% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 201.73°, with 100% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4243

Complementary

  1. #3bb8ff
  2. #ff823b

Split complementary

  1. #3bb8ff
  2. #ff3b56
  3. #ffe43b

Analogous

  1. #3bffe4
  2. #3bb8ff
  3. #3b56ff

Triadic

  1. #3bb8ff
  2. #ff3bb8
  3. #b8ff3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bb8ff
  2. #823bff
  3. #ff823b
  4. #b8ff3b

Square

  1. #3bb8ff
  2. #e43bff
  3. #ff823b
  4. #56ff3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0067a1
  2. #0097ee
  3. #3bb8ff
  4. #88d4ff
  5. #d4efff

Shades

#3bb8ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bb8ff
  2. #35a6e6
  3. #2f93cc
  4. #2981b3
  5. #236e99
  6. #1e5c80
  7. #184a66
  8. #12374d
  9. #0c2533
  10. #06121a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bb8ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bb8ff
  2. #4fbfff
  3. #62c6ff
  4. #76cdff
  5. #89d4ff
  6. #9ddcff
  7. #b1e3ff
  8. #c4eaff
  9. #d8f1ff
  10. #ebf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bb8ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bb8ff
  2. #42b2f2
  3. #49ade6
  4. #50a7d9
  5. #57a2cc
  6. #5e9cc0
  7. #6496b3
  8. #6b91a6
  9. #728b99
  10. #79868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb2d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96b8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ca6fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cad1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7cb8ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68aefe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c3e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bb8ff {
  color: #3bb8ff;
}
Background
.bg-3bb8ff {
  background-color: #3bb8ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bb8ff {
  border: 2px solid #3bb8ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bb8ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 184 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bb8ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bb8ff, #3b56ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bb8ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 184 255 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 4.01 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 4.62 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.66 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.03 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.05 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.00 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.44 #c44700 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bb8ff  rgb(59, 184, 255)  hsl(202, 100%, 62%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff823b  rgb(255, 130, 59)  hsl(22, 100%, 62%)  Mango Tango
#ff3bb8  rgb(255, 59, 184)  hsl(322, 100%, 62%)  Shocking Pink
#b8ff3b  rgb(184, 255, 59)  hsl(82, 100%, 62%)  Green Yellow