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#3969b8 color: Dover Straits

#3969b8 is rgb(57, 105, 184) in RGB and oklch(52.766% 0.13516 259.839) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

52.8%
0.135
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #3969b8

#3969b8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, 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: #3969b8 mixed with white

  1. 3969b8
  2. 4c78c0
  3. 5f87c8
  4. 7296cf
  5. 86a5d7
  6. 99b4de
  7. adc3e5
  8. c1d2ec
  9. d6e1f2
  10. eaf0f9

Darker: #3969b8 mixed with black

  1. 3969b8
  2. 305aa0
  3. 284c88
  4. 1f3e71
  5. 17315b
  6. 102445
  7. 091831
  8. 040c1e
  9. 01040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #3969b8 with less saturation

  1. 3969b8
  2. 3f6ab1
  3. 456ba9
  4. 4a6ba2
  5. 4f6c9a
  6. 546c92
  7. 596c8b
  8. 5d6c83
  9. 626c7b
  10. 676b73

Questions about #3969b8

What color is #3969b8?

#3969b8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(57, 105, 184), in HSL hsl(217.32, 52.7%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.766% 0.13516 259.839).

What colors go well with #3969b8?

The complementary color of #3969b8 is #916000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0077a6 and #6b5ab3. The triadic partners are #ab444a and #3b7d2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3969b8?

White text reads better on #3969b8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3969b8 a warm or cool color?

#3969b8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.135.