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#3BBFF6

#3bbff6 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3bbff6 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 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.02% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 197.65°, 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.4485

Complementary

  1. #3bbff6
  2. #f6723b

Split complementary

  1. #3bbff6
  2. #f63b61
  3. #f6d03b

Analogous

  1. #3bf6d0
  2. #3bbff6
  3. #3b61f6

Triadic

  1. #3bbff6
  2. #f63bbf
  3. #bff63b

Tetradic

  1. #3bbff6
  2. #723bf6
  3. #f6723b
  4. #bff63b

Square

  1. #3bbff6
  2. #d03bf6
  3. #f6723b
  4. #61f63b

Monochromatic

  1. #076991
  2. #0a9dda
  3. #3bbff6
  4. #84d7f9
  5. #cdeffd

Shades

#3bbff6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3bbff6
  2. #35acdd
  3. #2f99c5
  4. #2986ac
  5. #237394
  6. #1e607b
  7. #184c62
  8. #12394a
  9. #0c2631
  10. #061319
  11. #000000

Tints

#3bbff6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3bbff6
  2. #4fc5f7
  3. #62ccf8
  4. #76d2f9
  5. #89d9fa
  6. #9ddffb
  7. #b1e5fb
  8. #c4ecfc
  9. #d8f2fd
  10. #ebf9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3bbff6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3bbff6
  2. #42b9ea
  3. #49b2de
  4. #50acd3
  5. #57a6c7
  6. #5ea0bb
  7. #6499af
  8. #6b93a3
  9. #728d98
  10. #79868c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b8d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3bdf9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aabf5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ced1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86bef8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73b3f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3bbff6 {
  color: #3bbff6;
}
Background
.bg-3bbff6 {
  background-color: #3bbff6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3bbff6 {
  border: 2px solid #3bbff6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3bbff6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 191 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 91% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3bbff6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3bbff6, #3b61f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3bbff6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 191 246 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 1.69 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.64 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.88 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.54 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.94 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.44 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.58 #c44009 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3bbff6  rgb(59, 191, 246)  hsl(198, 91%, 60%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f6723b  rgb(246, 114, 59)  hsl(18, 91%, 60%)  Coral
#f63bbf  rgb(246, 59, 191)  hsl(318, 91%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#bff63b  rgb(191, 246, 59)  hsl(78, 91%, 60%)  Green Yellow