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#3BBBF2

#3bbbf2 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbbf2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 73.33% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.62% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 198.03°, with 87.56% saturation and 59.02% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.4288

Complementary

  1. #3bbbf2
  2. #f2723b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbbf2
  2. #f23b60
  3. #f2cd3b

Analogous

  1. #3bf2cd
  2. #3bbbf2
  3. #3b60f2

Triadic

  1. #3bbbf2
  2. #f23bbb
  3. #bbf23b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbbf2
  2. #723bf2
  3. #f2723b
  4. #bbf23b

Square

  1. #3bbbf2
  2. #cd3bf2
  3. #f2723b
  4. #60f23b

Monochromatic

  1. #09648b
  2. #0e97d3
  3. #3bbbf2
  4. #83d4f7
  5. #caedfc

Shades

#3bbbf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbbf2
  2. #35a8da
  3. #2f96c2
  4. #2983a9
  5. #237091
  6. #1e5e79
  7. #184b61
  8. #123849
  9. #0c2530
  10. #061318
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbbf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbbf2
  2. #4fc2f3
  3. #62c9f5
  4. #76cff6
  5. #89d6f7
  6. #9dddf9
  7. #b1e4fa
  8. #c4ebfb
  9. #d8f1fc
  10. #ebf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbbf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbbf2
  2. #42b5e7
  3. #49afdb
  4. #50a9d0
  5. #57a3c4
  6. #5e9eb9
  7. #6498ae
  8. #6b92a2
  9. #728c97
  10. #79868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb4cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9fb9f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #87a7f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cacd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83baf4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70b0f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbbf2 {
  color: #3bbbf2;
}
Background
.bg-3bbbf2 {
  background-color: #3bbbf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbbf2 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbbf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbbf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 187 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 88% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbbf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbbf2, #3b60f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbbf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 187 242 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 1.92 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.72 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.16 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.53 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.56 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.85 #c4440d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbbf2  rgb(59, 187, 242)  hsl(198, 88%, 59%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f2723b  rgb(242, 114, 59)  hsl(18, 88%, 59%)  Coral
#f23bbb  rgb(242, 59, 187)  hsl(318, 88%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#bbf23b  rgb(187, 242, 59)  hsl(78, 88%, 59%)  Green Yellow