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#3950a6 color: Dazzling Blue

#3950a6 is rgb(57, 80, 166) in RGB and oklch(46.136% 0.14086 269.01) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

46.1%
0.141
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #3950a6

#3950a6 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.31:1 contrast and black text 2.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dazzling Blue (#3850a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3950a6 mixed with white

  1. 3950a6
  2. 4a62b0
  3. 5c73ba
  4. 6f84c3
  5. 8295cc
  6. 96a7d5
  7. aab8de
  8. bfcae6
  9. d4dbef
  10. e9edf7

Darker: #3950a6 mixed with black

  1. 3950a6
  2. 304490
  3. 28397a
  4. 1f2e65
  5. 172451
  6. 101a3e
  7. 09102b
  8. 04071a
  9. 01020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3950a6 with less saturation

  1. 3950a6
  2. 3c529e
  3. 3f5397
  4. 42558f
  5. 455688
  6. 485780
  7. 4b5778
  8. 4f5871
  9. 525869
  10. 555861

Questions about #3950a6

What color is #3950a6?

#3950a6 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(57, 80, 166), in HSL hsl(227.34, 48.88%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.136% 0.14086 269.01).

What colors go well with #3950a6?

The complementary color of #3950a6 is #725300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005f98 and #65419b. The triadic partners are #972f25 and #006c26.

Is white or black text more readable on #3950a6?

White text reads better on #3950a6: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and black gives 2.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3950a6 a warm or cool color?

#3950a6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.141.