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#3090ce color: Magical Merlin

#3090ce is rgb(48, 144, 206) in RGB and oklch(62.664% 0.12778 241.817) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

62.7%
0.128
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #3090ce

#3090ce is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.7% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6.01:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3090ce mixed with white

  1. 3090ce
  2. 4b9bd4
  3. 61a6d9
  4. 76b2de
  5. 8abde3
  6. 9ec8e8
  7. b1d3ed
  8. c5def2
  9. d8e9f6
  10. ecf4fb

Darker: #3090ce mixed with black

  1. 3090ce
  2. 287db3
  3. 216a98
  4. 1a577f
  5. 134566
  6. 0c344e
  7. 062438
  8. 031523
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3090ce with less saturation

  1. 3090ce
  2. 3e90c7
  3. 4a8fc0
  4. 548fba
  5. 5d8eb3
  6. 658dac
  7. 6d8ca5
  8. 748c9e
  9. 7b8a97
  10. 82898f

Questions about #3090ce

What color is #3090ce?

#3090ce is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Magical Merlin. In RGB it is rgb(48, 144, 206), in HSL hsl(203.54, 62.2%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.664% 0.12778 241.817).

What colors go well with #3090ce?

The complementary color of #3090ce is #be7427. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bb4 and #6d82d5. The triadic partners are #c66482 and #7c9430.

Is white or black text more readable on #3090ce?

White text reads better on #3090ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3090ce a warm or cool color?

#3090ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 62.7% and its chroma 0.128.