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#3686ce color: Klaxosaur Blue

#3686ce is rgb(54, 134, 206) in RGB and oklch(60.523% 0.13429 249.072) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

60.5%
0.134
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.85:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #3686ce

#3686ce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.5% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.85:1 contrast and black text 5.46:1, 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: #3686ce mixed with white

  1. 3686ce
  2. 4d92d4
  3. 629fd9
  4. 76abde
  5. 8ab7e4
  6. 9ec3e9
  7. b1cfed
  8. c4dbf2
  9. d8e7f7
  10. ebf3fb

Darker: #3686ce mixed with black

  1. 3686ce
  2. 2e74b3
  3. 256298
  4. 1e517f
  5. 164066
  6. 0f304e
  7. 082138
  8. 031323
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3686ce with less saturation

  1. 3686ce
  2. 4186c7
  3. 4b86bf
  4. 5386b8
  5. 5b86b0
  6. 6285a9
  7. 6985a1
  8. 708499
  9. 768392
  10. 7c838a

Questions about #3686ce

What color is #3686ce?

#3686ce is bright blue. The closest named color is Klaxosaur Blue. In RGB it is rgb(54, 134, 206), in HSL hsl(208.42, 60.8%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.523% 0.13429 249.072).

What colors go well with #3686ce?

The complementary color of #3686ce is #b47000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0093b6 and #7277d0. The triadic partners are #c35b71 and #68912f.

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

White text reads better on #3686ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and black gives 5.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3686ce a warm or cool color?

#3686ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 60.5% and its chroma 0.134.