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#3898ce color: Sorcerer

#3898ce is rgb(56, 152, 206) in RGB and oklch(64.751% 0.11935 237.619) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

64.8%
0.119
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #3898ce

#3898ce is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.21:1 contrast and black text 6.55:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sorcerer (#3398ce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3898ce mixed with white

  1. 3898ce
  2. 51a2d3
  3. 67add9
  4. 7bb7de
  5. 8fc1e3
  6. a2cce8
  7. b4d6ed
  8. c7e0f1
  9. daebf6
  10. ecf5fb

Darker: #3898ce mixed with black

  1. 3898ce
  2. 2f84b3
  3. 277098
  4. 1f5c7f
  5. 174a66
  6. 0f384e
  7. 082738
  8. 041723
  9. 01080f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3898ce with less saturation

  1. 3898ce
  2. 4697c8
  3. 5197c2
  4. 5b96bb
  5. 6495b5
  6. 6c94af
  7. 7393a8
  8. 7b92a2
  9. 81919b
  10. 889095

Questions about #3898ce

What color is #3898ce?

#3898ce is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Sorcerer. In RGB it is rgb(56, 152, 206), in HSL hsl(201.6, 60.48%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.751% 0.11935 237.619).

What colors go well with #3898ce?

The complementary color of #3898ce is #c47a3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a2b4 and #6f8bd7. The triadic partners are #c86e8f and #89983b.

Is white or black text more readable on #3898ce?

Black text reads better on #3898ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and black gives 6.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3898ce a warm or cool color?

#3898ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 64.8% and its chroma 0.119.