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#358eca color: Magical Merlin

#358eca is rgb(53, 142, 202) in RGB and oklch(62.122% 0.1231 242.315) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

62.1%
0.123
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #358eca

#358eca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.87:1, 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: #358eca mixed with white

  1. 358eca
  2. 4e99d0
  3. 63a5d6
  4. 78b0db
  5. 8bbbe1
  6. 9fc7e6
  7. b2d2eb
  8. c5ddf0
  9. d8e8f5
  10. ecf4fa

Darker: #358eca mixed with black

  1. 358eca
  2. 2d7baf
  3. 256895
  4. 1d567c
  5. 154464
  6. 0e344d
  7. 082437
  8. 031522
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #358eca with less saturation

  1. 358eca
  2. 428ec3
  3. 4c8dbd
  4. 558db6
  5. 5e8cb0
  6. 658ba9
  7. 6d8ba2
  8. 748a9b
  9. 7a8994
  10. 80888d

Questions about #358eca

What color is #358eca?

#358eca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Magical Merlin. In RGB it is rgb(53, 142, 202), in HSL hsl(204.16, 58.43%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.122% 0.1231 242.315).

What colors go well with #358eca?

The complementary color of #358eca is #ba742b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099b2 and #6d80d0. The triadic partners are #c26480 and #7a9234.

Is white or black text more readable on #358eca?

White text reads better on #358eca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #358eca a warm or cool color?

#358eca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.123.