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#308fce color: Magical Merlin

#308fce is rgb(48, 143, 206) in RGB and oklch(62.431% 0.12855 242.466) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

62.4%
0.129
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #308fce

#308fce is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.53:1 contrast and black text 5.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3d8ed0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #308fce mixed with white

  1. 308fce
  2. 4b9ad4
  3. 61a6d9
  4. 76b1de
  5. 8abce3
  6. 9ec7e8
  7. b1d2ed
  8. c5def2
  9. d8e9f6
  10. ebf4fb

Darker: #308fce mixed with black

  1. 308fce
  2. 287cb3
  3. 216998
  4. 1a577f
  5. 134566
  6. 0c344e
  7. 062438
  8. 031523
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308fce with less saturation

  1. 308fce
  2. 3e8fc7
  3. 4a8ec0
  4. 548eb9
  5. 5d8db2
  6. 658cab
  7. 6c8ca4
  8. 748b9d
  9. 7a8a96
  10. 81898f

Questions about #308fce

What color is #308fce?

#308fce is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Magical Merlin. In RGB it is rgb(48, 143, 206), in HSL hsl(203.92, 62.2%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.431% 0.12855 242.466).

What colors go well with #308fce?

The complementary color of #308fce is #bd7324. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ab5 and #6d81d5. The triadic partners are #c56381 and #7a932f.

Is white or black text more readable on #308fce?

White text reads better on #308fce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and black gives 5.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308fce a warm or cool color?

#308fce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 62.4% and its chroma 0.129.