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#3EADDF

#3eaddf ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3eaddf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 67.84% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.2% cyan, 22.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 198.63°, with 71.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3624

Complementary

  1. #3eaddf
  2. #df703e

Split complementary

  1. #3eaddf
  2. #df3e5c
  3. #dfc03e

Analogous

  1. #3edfc0
  2. #3eaddf
  3. #3e5cdf

Triadic

  1. #3eaddf
  2. #df3ead
  3. #addf3e

Tetradic

  1. #3eaddf
  2. #703edf
  3. #df703e
  4. #addf3e

Square

  1. #3eaddf
  2. #c03edf
  3. #df703e
  4. #5cdf3e

Monochromatic

  1. #135471
  2. #1e85b3
  3. #3eaddf
  4. #80c9ea
  5. #c1e5f5

Shades

#3eaddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3eaddf
  2. #389cc9
  3. #328ab2
  4. #2b799c
  5. #256886
  6. #1f5770
  7. #194559
  8. #133443
  9. #0c232d
  10. #061116
  11. #000000

Tints

#3eaddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3eaddf
  2. #51b5e2
  3. #65bde5
  4. #78c6e9
  5. #8bceec
  6. #9fd6ef
  7. #b2def2
  8. #c5e6f5
  9. #d8eff9
  10. #ecf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3eaddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3eaddf
  2. #45a9d6
  3. #4ba4cc
  4. #52a0c3
  5. #589bb9
  6. #5f97b0
  7. #6692a6
  8. #6c8e9d
  9. #738993
  10. #79858a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94abe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e9bde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7bace0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6aa3df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b5cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3eaddf {
  color: #3eaddf;
}
Background
.bg-3eaddf {
  background-color: #3eaddf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3eaddf {
  border: 2px solid #3eaddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3eaddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 173 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3eaddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3eaddf, #3e5cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3eaddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 173 223 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.30 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.40 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.73 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.83 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.86 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.22 #c15220 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#3eaddf  rgb(62, 173, 223)  hsl(199, 72%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#df703e  rgb(223, 112, 62)  hsl(19, 72%, 56%)  Burnt Sienna
#df3ead  rgb(223, 62, 173)  hsl(319, 72%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#addf3e  rgb(173, 223, 62)  hsl(79, 72%, 56%)  June Bud