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#3BBAF6

#3bbaf6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbaf6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 72.94% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.02% cyan, 24.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 199.25°, with 91.22% saturation and 59.8% 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 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.427

Complementary

  1. #3bbaf6
  2. #f6773b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbaf6
  2. #f63b5c
  3. #f6d43b

Analogous

  1. #3bf6d4
  2. #3bbaf6
  3. #3b5cf6

Triadic

  1. #3bbaf6
  2. #f63bba
  3. #baf63b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbaf6
  2. #773bf6
  3. #f6773b
  4. #baf63b

Square

  1. #3bbaf6
  2. #d43bf6
  3. #f6773b
  4. #5cf63b

Monochromatic

  1. #076591
  2. #0a98da
  3. #3bbaf6
  4. #84d4f9
  5. #cdedfd

Shades

#3bbaf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbaf6
  2. #35a7dd
  3. #2f95c5
  4. #2982ac
  5. #237094
  6. #1e5d7b
  7. #184a62
  8. #12384a
  9. #0c2531
  10. #061319
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbaf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbaf6
  2. #4fc1f7
  3. #62c8f8
  4. #76cff9
  5. #89d6fa
  6. #9dddfb
  7. #b1e3fb
  8. #c4eafc
  9. #d8f1fd
  10. #ebf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbaf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbaf6
  2. #42b4ea
  3. #49aede
  4. #50a9d3
  5. #57a3c7
  6. #5e9dbb
  7. #6497af
  8. #6b91a3
  9. #728c98
  10. #79868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb3cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cb9f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83a7f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cace ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81b9f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eaff5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbaf6 {
  color: #3bbaf6;
}
Background
.bg-3bbaf6 {
  background-color: #3bbaf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbaf6 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbaf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbaf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 186 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 91% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbaf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbaf6, #3b5cf6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbaf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 186 246 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 1.97 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.13 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.51 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.11 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.53 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.70 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.25 #c44509 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbaf6  rgb(59, 186, 246)  hsl(199, 91%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f6773b  rgb(246, 119, 59)  hsl(19, 91%, 60%)  Mango Tango
#f63bba  rgb(246, 59, 186)  hsl(319, 91%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#baf63b  rgb(186, 246, 59)  hsl(79, 91%, 60%)  Green Yellow