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#3886cf color: Casting Sea

#3886cf is rgb(56, 134, 207) in RGB and oklch(60.644% 0.13483 249.812) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

60.6%
0.135
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.83:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #3886cf

#3886cf is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.6% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.83:1 contrast and black text 5.48:1, 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: #3886cf mixed with white

  1. 3886cf
  2. 4f92d5
  3. 639fda
  4. 77abdf
  5. 8bb7e4
  6. 9ec3e9
  7. b1cfee
  8. c5dbf2
  9. d8e7f7
  10. ebf3fb

Darker: #3886cf mixed with black

  1. 3886cf
  2. 2f74b4
  3. 276299
  4. 1f517f
  5. 174067
  6. 0f304f
  7. 082138
  8. 041323
  9. 010610
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3886cf with less saturation

  1. 3886cf
  2. 4386c8
  3. 4c86c0
  4. 5486b9
  5. 5c86b1
  6. 6386a9
  7. 6a85a2
  8. 70849a
  9. 768492
  10. 7c838a

Questions about #3886cf

What color is #3886cf?

#3886cf is bright blue. The closest named color is Casting Sea. In RGB it is rgb(56, 134, 207), in HSL hsl(209.01, 61.13%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.644% 0.13483 249.812).

What colors go well with #3886cf?

The complementary color of #3886cf is #b47100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0093b8 and #7377d1. The triadic partners are #c45b70 and #679130.

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

White text reads better on #3886cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and black gives 5.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3886cf a warm or cool color?

#3886cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 60.6% and its chroma 0.135.