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#3886ca color: Casting Sea

#3886ca is rgb(56, 134, 202) in RGB and oklch(60.362% 0.12868 248.151) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

60.4%
0.129
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #3886ca

#3886ca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.87:1 contrast and black text 5.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Casting Sea (#4586c7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3886ca mixed with white

  1. 3886ca
  2. 4f92d0
  3. 649ed6
  4. 77abdc
  5. 8bb7e1
  6. 9ec3e6
  7. b1cfec
  8. c5dbf1
  9. d8e7f6
  10. ebf3fa

Darker: #3886ca mixed with black

  1. 3886ca
  2. 2f74af
  3. 276295
  4. 1f517c
  5. 174064
  6. 0f304d
  7. 082137
  8. 041322
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3886ca with less saturation

  1. 3886ca
  2. 4286c3
  3. 4c86bc
  4. 5486b5
  5. 5b85ae
  6. 6285a6
  7. 69849f
  8. 708498
  9. 768390
  10. 7b8289

Questions about #3886ca

What color is #3886ca?

#3886ca is bright blue. The closest named color is Casting Sea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 134, 202), in HSL hsl(207.95, 57.94%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.362% 0.12868 248.151).

What colors go well with #3886ca?

The complementary color of #3886ca is #b3700e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0092b4 and #7078cd. The triadic partners are #c05d72 and #6a8f32.

Is white or black text more readable on #3886ca?

White text reads better on #3886ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and black gives 5.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3886ca a warm or cool color?

#3886ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.129.