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#3a89ca color: Casting Sea

#3a89ca is rgb(58, 137, 202) in RGB and oklch(61.117% 0.12527 246.695) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

61.1%
0.125
247°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #3a89ca

#3a89ca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.74:1 contrast and black text 5.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Casting Sea (#4586c7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3a89ca mixed with white

  1. 3a89ca
  2. 5195d0
  3. 65a1d6
  4. 79addb
  5. 8cb8e1
  6. 9fc4e6
  7. b2d0ec
  8. c5dcf1
  9. d8e7f6
  10. ecf3fa

Darker: #3a89ca mixed with black

  1. 3a89ca
  2. 3176af
  3. 286495
  4. 20537c
  5. 184264
  6. 10314d
  7. 092237
  8. 041422
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3a89ca with less saturation

  1. 3a89ca
  2. 4589c3
  3. 4e89bc
  4. 5688b5
  5. 5e88ae
  6. 6588a7
  7. 6b87a0
  8. 728699
  9. 788592
  10. 7e848b

Questions about #3a89ca

What color is #3a89ca?

#3a89ca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Casting Sea. In RGB it is rgb(58, 137, 202), in HSL hsl(207.08, 57.6%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.117% 0.12527 246.695).

What colors go well with #3a89ca?

The complementary color of #3a89ca is #b5721d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0095b4 and #717bce. The triadic partners are #c16077 and #709135.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a89ca?

White text reads better on #3a89ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and black gives 5.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a89ca a warm or cool color?

#3a89ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 61.1% and its chroma 0.125.