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#3886cd color: Casting Sea

#3886cd is rgb(56, 134, 205) in RGB and oklch(60.53% 0.13236 249.17) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

60.5%
0.132
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.85:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #3886cd

#3886cd is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.5% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.85:1 contrast and black text 5.46:1, 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: #3886cd mixed with white

  1. 3886cd
  2. 4f92d3
  3. 649ed8
  4. 77abde
  5. 8bb7e3
  6. 9ec3e8
  7. b1cfed
  8. c5dbf2
  9. d8e7f6
  10. ebf3fb

Darker: #3886cd mixed with black

  1. 3886cd
  2. 2f74b2
  3. 276298
  4. 1f517e
  5. 174066
  6. 0f304e
  7. 082138
  8. 041323
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3886cd with less saturation

  1. 3886cd
  2. 4386c6
  3. 4c86be
  4. 5486b7
  5. 5c86b0
  6. 6385a8
  7. 6985a1
  8. 708499
  9. 768391
  10. 7c838a

Questions about #3886cd

What color is #3886cd?

#3886cd is bright blue. The closest named color is Casting Sea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 134, 205), in HSL hsl(208.59, 59.84%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.53% 0.13236 249.17).

What colors go well with #3886cd?

The complementary color of #3886cd is #b47100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0093b6 and #7277cf. The triadic partners are #c35c71 and #689131.

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

White text reads better on #3886cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and black gives 5.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3886cd a warm or cool color?

#3886cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 60.5% and its chroma 0.132.