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#3873cb color: Fading Night

#3873cb is rgb(56, 115, 203) in RGB and oklch(56.156% 0.14969 258.394) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

56.2%
0.150
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #3873cb

#3873cb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3873cb mixed with white

  1. 3873cb
  2. 4c81d1
  3. 6090d7
  4. 749edd
  5. 87ace3
  6. 9bb9e8
  7. aec7ed
  8. c2d5f2
  9. d6e3f6
  10. eaf1fb

Darker: #3873cb mixed with black

  1. 3873cb
  2. 2f63b0
  3. 275496
  4. 1f457d
  5. 173665
  6. 0f284d
  7. 081b37
  8. 040f22
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3873cb with less saturation

  1. 3873cb
  2. 4074c3
  3. 4775ba
  4. 4d75b2
  5. 5476a9
  6. 5a76a1
  7. 5f7698
  8. 657690
  9. 6a7687
  10. 70757e

Questions about #3873cb

What color is #3873cb?

#3873cb is bright blue. The closest named color is Fading Night. In RGB it is rgb(56, 115, 203), in HSL hsl(215.92, 58.57%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.156% 0.14969 258.394).

What colors go well with #3873cb?

The complementary color of #3873cb is #9f6800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0082b2 and #7362c6. The triadic partners are #bc4852 and #428826.

Is white or black text more readable on #3873cb?

White text reads better on #3873cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3873cb a warm or cool color?

#3873cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.15.