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#3EB5EB

#3eb5eb ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3eb5eb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 70.98% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.62% cyan, 22.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 198.73°, with 81.22% saturation and 58.24% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.4007

Complementary

  1. #3eb5eb
  2. #eb743e

Split complementary

  1. #3eb5eb
  2. #eb3e5f
  3. #ebcb3e

Analogous

  1. #3eebcb
  2. #3eb5eb
  3. #3e5feb

Triadic

  1. #3eb5eb
  2. #eb3eb5
  3. #b5eb3e

Tetradic

  1. #3eb5eb
  2. #743eeb
  3. #eb743e
  4. #b5eb3e

Square

  1. #3eb5eb
  2. #cb3eeb
  3. #eb743e
  4. #5feb3e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5e83
  2. #1590c8
  3. #3eb5eb
  4. #83d0f2
  5. #c9eaf9

Shades

#3eb5eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3eb5eb
  2. #38a3d4
  3. #3291bc
  4. #2b7fa5
  5. #256d8d
  6. #1f5b76
  7. #19485e
  8. #133647
  9. #0c242f
  10. #061218
  11. #000000

Tints

#3eb5eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3eb5eb
  2. #51bced
  3. #65c4ef
  4. #78cbf1
  5. #8bd3f3
  6. #9fdaf5
  7. #b2e1f7
  8. #c5e9f9
  9. #d8f0fb
  10. #ecf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3eb5eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3eb5eb
  2. #45b0e0
  3. #4baad6
  4. #52a5cb
  5. #58a0c0
  6. #5f9bb6
  7. #6695ab
  8. #6c90a0
  9. #738b95
  10. #79858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8baec7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ab3ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83a2ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fb4ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6eaaeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bed6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3eb5eb {
  color: #3eb5eb;
}
Background
.bg-3eb5eb {
  background-color: #3eb5eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3eb5eb {
  border: 2px solid #3eb5eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3eb5eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 181 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3eb5eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3eb5eb, #3e5feb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3eb5eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 181 235 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.19 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.16 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.98 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.68 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.95 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.40 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.14 #c14a14 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#3eb5eb  rgb(62, 181, 235)  hsl(199, 81%, 58%)  Deep Sky Blue
#eb743e  rgb(235, 116, 62)  hsl(19, 81%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb3eb5  rgb(235, 62, 181)  hsl(319, 81%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#b5eb3e  rgb(181, 235, 62)  hsl(79, 81%, 58%)  Inchworm