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#3873cd color: Fading Night

#3873cd is rgb(56, 115, 205) in RGB and oklch(56.286% 0.15236 258.746) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

56.3%
0.152
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #3873cd

#3873cd is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.66:1 contrast and black text 4.5:1, 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: #3873cd mixed with white

  1. 3873cd
  2. 4c81d3
  3. 6090d9
  4. 739edf
  5. 87ace4
  6. 9abae9
  7. aec7ee
  8. c2d5f3
  9. d6e3f7
  10. eaf1fb

Darker: #3873cd mixed with black

  1. 3873cd
  2. 2f63b2
  3. 275498
  4. 1f457e
  5. 173666
  6. 0f284e
  7. 081b38
  8. 040f23
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3873cd with less saturation

  1. 3873cd
  2. 4074c5
  3. 4775bc
  4. 4d76b3
  5. 5476ab
  6. 5a76a2
  7. 607699
  8. 657691
  9. 6b7688
  10. 70767e

Questions about #3873cd

What color is #3873cd?

#3873cd is bright blue. The closest named color is Fading Night. In RGB it is rgb(56, 115, 205), in HSL hsl(216.24, 59.84%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.286% 0.15236 258.746).

What colors go well with #3873cd?

The complementary color of #3873cd is #9f6900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0082b3 and #7462c8. The triadic partners are #be4751 and #408925.

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

White text reads better on #3873cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and black gives 4.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3873cd a warm or cool color?

#3873cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.152.