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#3FABE2

#3fabe2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3fabe2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 67.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.12% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 200.25°, with 73.76% saturation and 56.67% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.3567

Complementary

  1. #3fabe2
  2. #e2763f

Split complementary

  1. #3fabe2
  2. #e23f59
  3. #e2c83f

Analogous

  1. #3fe2c8
  2. #3fabe2
  3. #3f59e2

Triadic

  1. #3fabe2
  2. #e23fab
  3. #abe23f

Tetradic

  1. #3fabe2
  2. #763fe2
  3. #e2763f
  4. #abe23f

Square

  1. #3fabe2
  2. #c83fe2
  3. #e2763f
  4. #59e23f

Monochromatic

  1. #125476
  2. #1c84b9
  3. #3fabe2
  4. #81c8ec
  5. #c4e5f6

Shades

#3fabe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3fabe2
  2. #399acb
  3. #3289b5
  4. #2c789e
  5. #266788
  6. #205671
  7. #19445a
  8. #133344
  9. #0d222d
  10. #061117
  11. #000000

Tints

#3fabe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3fabe2
  2. #52b3e5
  3. #65bce8
  4. #79c4eb
  5. #8ccdee
  6. #9fd5f1
  7. #b2ddf3
  8. #c5e6f6
  9. #d9eef9
  10. #ecf7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3fabe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3fabe2
  2. #46a7d8
  3. #4ca2ce
  4. #539ec5
  5. #599abb
  6. #6096b1
  7. #6691a7
  8. #6d8d9d
  9. #738994
  10. #7a848a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85a5bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90aae5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a9ae1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b9be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78aae4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #68a1e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b4cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3fabe2 {
  color: #3fabe2;
}
Background
.bg-3fabe2 {
  background-color: #3fabe2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3fabe2 {
  border: 2px solid #3fabe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3fabe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 171 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 74% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3fabe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3fabe2, #3f59e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3fabe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 171 226 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.27 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 5.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.04 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.48 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 7.63 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.38 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.52 #c0541d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#3fabe2  rgb(63, 171, 226)  hsl(200, 74%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#e2763f  rgb(226, 118, 63)  hsl(20, 74%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#e23fab  rgb(226, 63, 171)  hsl(320, 74%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#abe23f  rgb(171, 226, 63)  hsl(80, 74%, 57%)  Inchworm