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#3966b8 color: Dover Straits

#3966b8 is rgb(57, 102, 184) in RGB and oklch(52.106% 0.1387 261.301) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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219°
100%

52.1%
0.139
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.77:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #3966b8

#3966b8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.58:1 contrast and black text 3.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3966b8 mixed with white

  1. 3966b8
  2. 4c75c0
  3. 5f85c8
  4. 7294cf
  5. 85a3d7
  6. 99b2de
  7. adc1e5
  8. c1d1ec
  9. d5e0f2
  10. eaeff9

Darker: #3966b8 mixed with black

  1. 3966b8
  2. 3058a0
  3. 284a88
  4. 1f3c71
  5. 172f5b
  6. 102345
  7. 091731
  8. 040c1e
  9. 01040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #3966b8 with less saturation

  1. 3966b8
  2. 3f67b0
  3. 4468a9
  4. 4969a1
  5. 4e6999
  6. 536a92
  7. 576a8a
  8. 5c6a82
  9. 606a7a
  10. 656971

Questions about #3966b8

What color is #3966b8?

#3966b8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(57, 102, 184), in HSL hsl(218.74, 52.7%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.106% 0.1387 261.301).

What colors go well with #3966b8?

The complementary color of #3966b8 is #8d5f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0074a5 and #6c57b2. The triadic partners are #ab4145 and #337c29.

Is white or black text more readable on #3966b8?

White text reads better on #3966b8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and black gives 3.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3966b8 a warm or cool color?

#3966b8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.139.