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#3883d2 color: Soothing Sapphire

#3883d2 is rgb(56, 131, 210) in RGB and oklch(60.139% 0.14153 252.314) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

60.1%
0.142
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #3883d2

#3883d2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.93:1 contrast and black text 5.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3883d2 mixed with white

  1. 3883d2
  2. 4e90d7
  3. 639cdd
  4. 77a9e2
  5. 8ab5e6
  6. 9dc1eb
  7. b1ceef
  8. c4daf4
  9. d8e6f8
  10. ebf3fb

Darker: #3883d2 mixed with black

  1. 3883d2
  2. 2f71b6
  3. 27609b
  4. 1f4f81
  5. 173f68
  6. 0f2f50
  7. 082039
  8. 041224
  9. 010610
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3883d2 with less saturation

  1. 3883d2
  2. 4283ca
  3. 4b84c2
  4. 5384ba
  5. 5b84b2
  6. 6283aa
  7. 6883a2
  8. 6f839a
  9. 758292
  10. 7b8189

Questions about #3883d2

What color is #3883d2?

#3883d2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(56, 131, 210), in HSL hsl(210.78, 63.11%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.139% 0.14153 252.314).

What colors go well with #3883d2?

The complementary color of #3883d2 is #b37000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0090b9 and #7573d2. The triadic partners are #c65769 and #5f912d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3883d2?

White text reads better on #3883d2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and black gives 5.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3883d2 a warm or cool color?

#3883d2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.142.