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#3FAEF2

#3faef2 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3faef2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 68.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.97% cyan, 28.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 202.79°, with 87.32% saturation and 59.8% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.3774

Complementary

  1. #3faef2
  2. #f2833f

Split complementary

  1. #3faef2
  2. #f23f54
  3. #f2dc3f

Analogous

  1. #3ff2dc
  2. #3faef2
  3. #3f54f2

Triadic

  1. #3faef2
  2. #f23fae
  3. #aef23f

Tetradic

  1. #3faef2
  2. #833ff2
  3. #f2833f
  4. #aef23f

Square

  1. #3faef2
  2. #dc3ff2
  3. #f2833f
  4. #54f23f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a5c8e
  2. #0e8ad6
  3. #3faef2
  4. #87ccf7
  5. #ceeafc

Shades

#3faef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3faef2
  2. #399dda
  3. #328bc2
  4. #2c7aa9
  5. #266891
  6. #205779
  7. #194661
  8. #133449
  9. #0d2330
  10. #061118
  11. #000000

Tints

#3faef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3faef2
  2. #52b6f3
  3. #65bef5
  4. #79c6f6
  5. #8ccef7
  6. #9fd7f9
  7. #b2dffa
  8. #c5e7fb
  9. #d9effc
  10. #ecf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3faef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3faef2
  2. #46a9e7
  3. #4ca5db
  4. #53a0d0
  5. #599cc4
  6. #6097b9
  7. #6692ae
  8. #6d8ea2
  9. #738997
  10. #7a858b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a9c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8eaff5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #769ef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76aef4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #64a4f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3faef2 {
  color: #3faef2;
}
Background
.bg-3faef2 {
  background-color: #3faef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3faef2 {
  border: 2px solid #3faef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3faef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 174 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 87% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3faef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3faef2, #3f54f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3faef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 174 242 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.00 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.01 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.14 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.30 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.37 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.90 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.50 #c0510d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#3faef2  rgb(63, 174, 242)  hsl(203, 87%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#f2833f  rgb(242, 131, 63)  hsl(23, 87%, 60%)  Mango Tango
#f23fae  rgb(242, 63, 174)  hsl(323, 87%, 60%)  Persian Rose
#aef23f  rgb(174, 242, 63)  hsl(83, 87%, 60%)  Green Yellow