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#3BBFEF

#3bbfef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbfef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 74.9% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 20.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 196°, 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.4442

Complementary

  1. #3bbfef
  2. #ef6b3b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbfef
  2. #ef3b65
  3. #efc53b

Analogous

  1. #3befc5
  2. #3bbfef
  3. #3b65ef

Triadic

  1. #3bbfef
  2. #ef3bbf
  3. #bfef3b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbfef
  2. #6b3bef
  3. #ef6b3b
  4. #bfef3b

Square

  1. #3bbfef
  2. #c53bef
  3. #ef6b3b
  4. #65ef3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b6586
  2. #119bcd
  3. #3bbfef
  4. #82d6f5
  5. #c8edfb

Shades

#3bbfef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbfef
  2. #35acd7
  3. #2f99bf
  4. #2986a7
  5. #23738f
  6. #1e6078
  7. #184c60
  8. #123948
  9. #0c2630
  10. #061318
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbfef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbfef
  2. #4fc5f1
  3. #62ccf2
  4. #76d2f4
  5. #89d9f5
  6. #9ddff7
  7. #b1e5f9
  8. #c4ecfa
  9. #d8f2fc
  10. #ebf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbfef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbfef
  2. #42b9e4
  3. #49b2d9
  4. #50acce
  5. #57a6c3
  6. #5ea0b8
  7. #6499ac
  8. #6b93a1
  9. #728d96
  10. #79868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b7cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5bcf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8daaee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdcf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88bdf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75b3ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c7dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbfef {
  color: #3bbfef;
}
Background
.bg-3bbfef {
  background-color: #3bbfef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbfef {
  border: 2px solid #3bbfef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbfef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 191 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbfef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbfef, #3b65ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbfef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 191 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.31 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.88 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.23 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.30 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.35 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.83 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.09 #c44010 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbfef  rgb(59, 191, 239)  hsl(196, 85%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef6b3b  rgb(239, 107, 59)  hsl(16, 85%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#ef3bbf  rgb(239, 59, 191)  hsl(316, 85%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#bfef3b  rgb(191, 239, 59)  hsl(76, 85%, 58%)  Electric Lime