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#3686ca color: Klaxosaur Blue

#3686ca is rgb(54, 134, 202) in RGB and oklch(60.298% 0.12941 247.718) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

60.3%
0.129
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #3686ca

#3686ca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.87:1 contrast and black text 5.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Klaxosaur Blue (#2987c7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3686ca mixed with white

  1. 3686ca
  2. 4d92d0
  3. 629ed6
  4. 76abdc
  5. 8ab7e1
  6. 9ec3e6
  7. b1cfec
  8. c4dbf1
  9. d8e7f6
  10. ebf3fa

Darker: #3686ca mixed with black

  1. 3686ca
  2. 2e74af
  3. 256295
  4. 1e517c
  5. 164064
  6. 0f304d
  7. 082137
  8. 031322
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3686ca with less saturation

  1. 3686ca
  2. 4186c3
  3. 4a86bc
  4. 5386b5
  5. 5b85ae
  6. 6285a6
  7. 69849f
  8. 6f8498
  9. 758390
  10. 7b8289

Questions about #3686ca

What color is #3686ca?

#3686ca is bright blue. The closest named color is Klaxosaur Blue. In RGB it is rgb(54, 134, 202), in HSL hsl(207.57, 58.27%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.298% 0.12941 247.718).

What colors go well with #3686ca?

The complementary color of #3686ca is #b3700c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0092b3 and #6f77cd. The triadic partners are #c05c73 and #6b8f30.

Is white or black text more readable on #3686ca?

White text reads better on #3686ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and black gives 5.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3686ca a warm or cool color?

#3686ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.129.