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#3a668e color: Blue Ribbon Beauty

#3a668e is rgb(58, 102, 142) in RGB and oklch(49.654% 0.08089 247.582) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

49.7%
0.081
248°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #3a668e

#3a668e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.05:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Ribbon Beauty (#3e6490). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3a668e mixed with white

  1. 3a668e
  2. 4d7599
  3. 6083a4
  4. 7392b0
  5. 86a1bb
  6. 9ab0c6
  7. adc0d2
  8. c1cfdd
  9. d6dfe8
  10. eaeff4

Darker: #3a668e mixed with black

  1. 3a668e
  2. 31587b
  3. 284a68
  4. 203c56
  5. 182f44
  6. 102334
  7. 091724
  8. 040c15
  9. 010407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3a668e with less saturation

  1. 3a668e
  2. 3f668a
  3. 446685
  4. 486581
  5. 4c657d
  6. 506579
  7. 546474
  8. 586470
  9. 5b636b
  10. 5f6367

Questions about #3a668e

What color is #3a668e?

#3a668e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Ribbon Beauty. In RGB it is rgb(58, 102, 142), in HSL hsl(208.57, 42%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.654% 0.08089 247.582).

What colors go well with #3a668e?

The complementary color of #3a668e is #81592b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a6d81 and #575d90. The triadic partners are #894e5a and #556b37.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a668e?

White text reads better on #3a668e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a668e a warm or cool color?

#3a668e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.081.