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#3C8EBC

#3c8ebc ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c8ebc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 55.69% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.09% cyan, 24.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 201.56°, with 51.61% saturation and 48.63% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.2394

Complementary

  1. #3c8ebc
  2. #bc6a3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c8ebc
  2. #bc3c4e
  3. #bcaa3c

Analogous

  1. #3cbcaa
  2. #3c8ebc
  3. #3c4ebc

Triadic

  1. #3c8ebc
  2. #bc3c8e
  3. #8ebc3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c8ebc
  2. #6a3cbc
  3. #bc6a3c
  4. #8ebc3c

Square

  1. #3c8ebc
  2. #aa3cbc
  3. #bc6a3c
  4. #4ebc3c

Monochromatic

  1. #173648
  2. #296282
  3. #3c8ebc
  4. #72b0d2
  5. #acd0e5

Shades

#3c8ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c8ebc
  2. #3680a9
  3. #307296
  4. #2a6384
  5. #245571
  6. #1e475e
  7. #18394b
  8. #122b38
  9. #0c1c26
  10. #060e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c8ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c8ebc
  2. #5099c3
  3. #63a5c9
  4. #77b0d0
  5. #8abbd7
  6. #9ec7de
  7. #b1d2e4
  8. #c5ddeb
  9. #d8e8f2
  10. #ecf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c8ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c8ebc
  2. #438db6
  3. #4a8bb0
  4. #508aaa
  5. #5788a4
  6. #5e879e
  7. #658698
  8. #6c8492
  9. #72838c
  10. #798186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70899f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #788dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6781bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #658ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5986bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0095ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c8ebc {
  color: #3c8ebc;
}
Background
.bg-3c8ebc {
  background-color: #3c8ebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3c8ebc {
  border: 2px solid #3c8ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c8ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 142 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c8ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c8ebc, #3c4ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c8ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 142 188 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.86 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.32 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.49 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.09 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.15 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.32 #c37143 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#3c8ebc  rgb(60, 142, 188)  hsl(202, 52%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#bc6a3c  rgb(188, 106, 60)  hsl(22, 52%, 49%)  Chocolate
#bc3c8e  rgb(188, 60, 142)  hsl(322, 52%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#8ebc3c  rgb(142, 188, 60)  hsl(82, 52%, 49%)  Apple Green