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#3974ce color: Fading Night

#3974ce is rgb(57, 116, 206) in RGB and oklch(56.606% 0.15223 258.738) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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216°
100%

56.6%
0.152
259°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #3974ce

#3974ce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 259°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast and black text 4.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3974ce mixed with white

  1. 3974ce
  2. 4d82d4
  3. 6190da
  4. 749edf
  5. 88ace4
  6. 9bbaea
  7. afc8ee
  8. c2d6f3
  9. d6e3f7
  10. ebf1fb

Darker: #3974ce mixed with black

  1. 3974ce
  2. 3064b3
  3. 285498
  4. 1f457f
  5. 173766
  6. 10294e
  7. 091b38
  8. 040f23
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3974ce with less saturation

  1. 3974ce
  2. 4175c5
  3. 4876bd
  4. 4e77b4
  5. 5577ac
  6. 5b77a3
  7. 60779a
  8. 667792
  9. 6c7789
  10. 71777f

Questions about #3974ce

What color is #3974ce?

#3974ce is bright blue. The closest named color is Fading Night. In RGB it is rgb(57, 116, 206), in HSL hsl(216.24, 60.32%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.606% 0.15223 258.738).

What colors go well with #3974ce?

The complementary color of #3974ce is #a16a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0083b4 and #7563c9. The triadic partners are #bf4952 and #418a27.

Is white or black text more readable on #3974ce?

White text reads better on #3974ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and black gives 4.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3974ce a warm or cool color?

#3974ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 259 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.152.