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#3FAEF9

#3faef9 ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3faef9 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 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.7% cyan, 30.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 204.19°, with 93.94% saturation and 61.18% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.3817

Complementary

  1. #3faef9
  2. #f98a3f

Split complementary

  1. #3faef9
  2. #f93f51
  3. #f9e73f

Analogous

  1. #3ff9e7
  2. #3faef9
  3. #3f51f9

Triadic

  1. #3faef9
  2. #f93fae
  3. #aef93f

Tetradic

  1. #3faef9
  2. #8a3ff9
  3. #f98a3f
  4. #aef93f

Square

  1. #3faef9
  2. #e73ff9
  3. #f98a3f
  4. #51f93f

Monochromatic

  1. #055e9a
  2. #078be4
  3. #3faef9
  4. #89cdfb
  5. #d3edfe

Shades

#3faef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3faef9
  2. #399de0
  3. #328bc7
  4. #2c7aae
  5. #266895
  6. #20577d
  7. #194664
  8. #13344b
  9. #0d2332
  10. #061119
  11. #000000

Tints

#3faef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3faef9
  2. #52b6fa
  3. #65befa
  4. #79c6fb
  5. #8ccefb
  6. #9fd7fc
  7. #b2dffd
  8. #c5e7fd
  9. #d9effe
  10. #ecf7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3faef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3faef9
  2. #46a9ed
  3. #4ca5e1
  4. #53a0d5
  5. #599cc9
  6. #6097bd
  7. #6692b0
  8. #6d8ea4
  9. #738998
  10. #7a858c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89a9cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8bb0fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #719ef8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c0c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74affb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #61a5f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b9de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3faef9 {
  color: #3faef9;
}
Background
.bg-3faef9 {
  background-color: #3faef9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3faef9 {
  border: 2px solid #3faef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3faef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 174 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 94% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3faef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3faef9, #3f51f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3faef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 174 249 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.24 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 6.25 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.96 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.90 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.09 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.23 #c05106 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#3faef9  rgb(63, 174, 249)  hsl(204, 94%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#f98a3f  rgb(249, 138, 63)  hsl(24, 94%, 61%)  Cadmium Orange
#f93fae  rgb(249, 63, 174)  hsl(324, 94%, 61%)  Persian Rose
#aef93f  rgb(174, 249, 63)  hsl(84, 94%, 61%)  Green Yellow