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#3886ce color: Casting Sea

#3886ce is rgb(56, 134, 206) in RGB and oklch(60.587% 0.13359 249.495) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

60.6%
0.134
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.84:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #3886ce

#3886ce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.84:1 contrast and black text 5.47:1, 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: #3886ce mixed with white

  1. 3886ce
  2. 4f92d4
  3. 639fd9
  4. 77abde
  5. 8bb7e4
  6. 9ec3e9
  7. b1cfed
  8. c5dbf2
  9. d8e7f7
  10. ebf3fb

Darker: #3886ce mixed with black

  1. 3886ce
  2. 2f74b3
  3. 276298
  4. 1f517f
  5. 174066
  6. 0f304e
  7. 082138
  8. 041323
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3886ce with less saturation

  1. 3886ce
  2. 4386c7
  3. 4c86bf
  4. 5486b8
  5. 5c86b0
  6. 6385a9
  7. 6a85a1
  8. 70849a
  9. 768492
  10. 7c838a

Questions about #3886ce

What color is #3886ce?

#3886ce is bright blue. The closest named color is Casting Sea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 134, 206), in HSL hsl(208.8, 60.48%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.587% 0.13359 249.495).

What colors go well with #3886ce?

The complementary color of #3886ce is #b47100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0093b7 and #7377d0. The triadic partners are #c35c70 and #689130.

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

White text reads better on #3886ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and black gives 5.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3886ce a warm or cool color?

#3886ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.134.