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#3FA0EF

#3fa0ef ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3fa0ef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 62.75% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.64% cyan, 33.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 206.93°, with 84.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 7.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#3399ff
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Relative luminance0.3243

Complementary

  1. #3fa0ef
  2. #ef8e3f

Split complementary

  1. #3fa0ef
  2. #ef3f48
  3. #efe63f

Analogous

  1. #3fefe6
  2. #3fa0ef
  3. #3f48ef

Triadic

  1. #3fa0ef
  2. #ef3fa0
  3. #a0ef3f

Tetradic

  1. #3fa0ef
  2. #8e3fef
  3. #ef8e3f
  4. #a0ef3f

Square

  1. #3fa0ef
  2. #e63fef
  3. #ef8e3f
  4. #48ef3f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b518a
  2. #117bd0
  3. #3fa0ef
  4. #86c3f5
  5. #cce6fb

Shades

#3fa0ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3fa0ef
  2. #3990d7
  3. #3280bf
  4. #2c70a7
  5. #26608f
  6. #205078
  7. #194060
  8. #133048
  9. #0d2030
  10. #061018
  11. #000000

Tints

#3fa0ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3fa0ef
  2. #52aaf1
  3. #65b3f2
  4. #79bdf4
  5. #8cc6f5
  6. #9fd0f7
  7. #b2d9f9
  8. #c5e3fa
  9. #d9ecfc
  10. #ecf6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3fa0ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3fa0ef
  2. #469de4
  3. #4c9ad9
  4. #5396ce
  5. #5993c3
  6. #6090b8
  7. #668dac
  8. #6d8aa1
  9. #738696
  10. #7a838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #809dc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ca3f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6393ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #69a2f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5798ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00acd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3fa0ef {
  color: #3fa0ef;
}
Background
.bg-3fa0ef {
  background-color: #3fa0ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3fa0ef {
  border: 2px solid #3fa0ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3fa0ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 160 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 85% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3fa0ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3fa0ef, #3f48ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3fa0ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 160 239 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 3.77 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.54 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.57 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.52 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.85 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.52 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.86 #c05f10 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#3fa0ef  rgb(63, 160, 239)  hsl(207, 85%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#ef8e3f  rgb(239, 142, 63)  hsl(27, 85%, 59%)  Cadmium Orange
#ef3fa0  rgb(239, 63, 160)  hsl(327, 85%, 59%)  Persian Rose
#a0ef3f  rgb(160, 239, 63)  hsl(87, 85%, 59%)  Inchworm