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#3a9bca color: Stratos Blue

#3a9bca is rgb(58, 155, 202) in RGB and oklch(65.319% 0.11294 233.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

65.3%
0.113
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.12:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #3a9bca

#3a9bca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.3% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.12:1 contrast and black text 6.72:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Stratos Blue (#3799c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3a9bca mixed with white

  1. 3a9bca
  2. 53a5d0
  3. 68afd5
  4. 7cb9db
  5. 90c3e0
  6. a3cde6
  7. b5d7eb
  8. c8e1f0
  9. daebf5
  10. edf5fa

Darker: #3a9bca mixed with black

  1. 3a9bca
  2. 3186af
  3. 287295
  4. 205e7c
  5. 184b64
  6. 10394d
  7. 092837
  8. 041822
  9. 01090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3a9bca with less saturation

  1. 3a9bca
  2. 479ac4
  3. 5399bf
  4. 5d99b9
  5. 6598b3
  6. 6e96ae
  7. 7595a8
  8. 7c94a2
  9. 83939c
  10. 8a9196

Questions about #3a9bca

What color is #3a9bca?

#3a9bca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Stratos Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 155, 202), in HSL hsl(199.58, 57.6%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.319% 0.11294 233.515).

What colors go well with #3a9bca?

The complementary color of #3a9bca is #c57c4a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a4af and #6c8fd5. The triadic partners are #c57295 and #90973f.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a9bca?

Black text reads better on #3a9bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and black gives 6.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a9bca a warm or cool color?

#3a9bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 65.3% and its chroma 0.113.