Skip to the color picker

#3a80cc color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#3a80cc is rgb(58, 128, 204) in RGB and oklch(59.179% 0.13624 252.727) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

211°
100%

59.2%
0.136
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #3a80cc

#3a80cc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.09:1 contrast and black text 5.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3a80cc mixed with white

  1. 3a80cc
  2. 4f8dd2
  3. 649ad8
  4. 77a6dd
  5. 8ab3e3
  6. 9ec0e8
  7. b1cced
  8. c4d9f2
  9. d8e6f6
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #3a80cc mixed with black

  1. 3a80cc
  2. 316eb1
  3. 285d97
  4. 204d7e
  5. 183d65
  6. 102e4e
  7. 091f37
  8. 041222
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3a80cc with less saturation

  1. 3a80cc
  2. 4380c4
  3. 4b81bd
  4. 5381b5
  5. 5a81ad
  6. 6080a6
  7. 67809e
  8. 6d8096
  9. 737f8e
  10. 787e86

Questions about #3a80cc

What color is #3a80cc?

#3a80cc is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(58, 128, 204), in HSL hsl(211.23, 58.87%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.179% 0.13624 252.727).

What colors go well with #3a80cc?

The complementary color of #3a80cc is #ae6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008db6 and #7371cc. The triadic partners are #c05767 and #5d8e30.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a80cc?

White text reads better on #3a80cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and black gives 5.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a80cc a warm or cool color?

#3a80cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.136.