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#3867af color: Dover Straits

#3867af is rgb(56, 103, 175) in RGB and oklch(51.701% 0.12544 258.712) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

51.7%
0.125
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #3867af

#3867af is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.63:1 contrast and black text 3.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3867af mixed with white

  1. 3867af
  2. 4b76b8
  3. 5e85c0
  4. 7294c9
  5. 85a3d1
  6. 99b2d9
  7. adc1e1
  8. c1d1e9
  9. d5e0f0
  10. eaeff8

Darker: #3867af mixed with black

  1. 3867af
  2. 2f5998
  3. 274b81
  4. 1f3d6b
  5. 173056
  6. 0f2341
  7. 08172e
  8. 040c1c
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3867af with less saturation

  1. 3867af
  2. 3e68a8
  3. 4368a1
  4. 48699a
  5. 4d6993
  6. 52698c
  7. 576985
  8. 5b697e
  9. 5f6977
  10. 64686f

Questions about #3867af

What color is #3867af?

#3867af is soft blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(56, 103, 175), in HSL hsl(216.3, 51.52%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.701% 0.12544 258.712).

What colors go well with #3867af?

The complementary color of #3867af is #8e5d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0074a0 and #6759ab. The triadic partners are #a4454b and #3f782c.

Is white or black text more readable on #3867af?

White text reads better on #3867af: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and black gives 3.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3867af a warm or cool color?

#3867af is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 51.7% and its chroma 0.125.