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#3CB3DF

#3cb3df ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3cb3df is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 70.2% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.09% cyan, 19.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 196.2°, with 71.81% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.3853

Complementary

  1. #3cb3df
  2. #df683c

Split complementary

  1. #3cb3df
  2. #df3c61
  3. #dfba3c

Analogous

  1. #3cdfba
  2. #3cb3df
  3. #3c61df

Triadic

  1. #3cb3df
  2. #df3cb3
  3. #b3df3c

Tetradic

  1. #3cb3df
  2. #683cdf
  3. #df683c
  4. #b3df3c

Square

  1. #3cb3df
  2. #ba3cdf
  3. #df683c
  4. #61df3c

Monochromatic

  1. #125670
  2. #1d89b1
  3. #3cb3df
  4. #7ecdea
  5. #bfe6f5

Shades

#3cb3df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3cb3df
  2. #36a1c9
  3. #308fb2
  4. #2a7d9c
  5. #246b86
  6. #1e5a70
  7. #184859
  8. #123643
  9. #0c242d
  10. #061216
  11. #000000

Tints

#3cb3df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3cb3df
  2. #50bbe2
  3. #63c2e5
  4. #77cae9
  5. #8ad1ec
  6. #9ed9ef
  7. #b1e1f2
  8. #c5e8f5
  9. #d8f0f9
  10. #ecf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3cb3df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3cb3df
  2. #43aed6
  3. #4aa9cc
  4. #50a4c3
  5. #579fb9
  6. #5e9ab0
  7. #6594a6
  8. #6c8f9d
  9. #728a93
  10. #79858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89acc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9cb0e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85a0de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80b1e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fa8df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3cb3df {
  color: #3cb3df;
}
Background
.bg-3cb3df {
  background-color: #3cb3df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3cb3df {
  border: 2px solid #3cb3df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3cb3df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 179 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3cb3df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3cb3df, #3c61df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3cb3df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 179 223 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.07 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.72 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.65 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.39 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.18 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.30 #c34c20 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3cb3df  rgb(60, 179, 223)  hsl(196, 72%, 55%)  Deep Sky Blue
#df683c  rgb(223, 104, 60)  hsl(16, 72%, 55%)  Flame
#df3cb3  rgb(223, 60, 179)  hsl(316, 72%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#b3df3c  rgb(179, 223, 60)  hsl(76, 72%, 55%)  June Bud