Information about Real Azure color

#3B86FF - Real Azure color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #3B86FF ("Real Azure") belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(59, 134, 255) (23.1% red, 52.5% green, 100% blue), or CMYK 77 / 47 / 0 / 0 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid azure, #3B86FF appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Lightish Blue (#3D7AFD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spring Blue (#4590FF) and Tweeter Blue (#4099FF).

In RGB terms — rgb(59, 134, 255) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3B86FF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. The name "Real Azure" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Real Azure color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Real Azure color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Real Azure

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B86FF
  • RGB59, 134, 255
  • CMYK77, 47, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(59, 134, 255)
  • HSL217°, 100%, 62%
  • HSL Precise217.041°, 100%, 61.569%
  • HSV217°, 77%, 100%
  • HSB217°, 77%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.525, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.525, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.525, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID3B86FF
  • DECIMAL ID3901183
  • Name Length10
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