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#3aa0c8 color: Blue Raspberry Seed

#3aa0c8 is rgb(58, 160, 200) in RGB and oklch(66.412% 0.10915 228.148) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

66.4%
0.109
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #3aa0c8

#3aa0c8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.98:1 contrast and black text 7.04:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Raspberry Seed (#3aa2c6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3aa0c8 mixed with white

  1. 3aa0c8
  2. 54aace
  3. 69b3d4
  4. 7dbdd9
  5. 91c6df
  6. a4d0e4
  7. b6d9ea
  8. c8e3ef
  9. dbecf5
  10. edf6fa

Darker: #3aa0c8 mixed with black

  1. 3aa0c8
  2. 318bae
  3. 287694
  4. 20617b
  5. 184e63
  6. 103b4c
  7. 092936
  8. 041921
  9. 01090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3aa0c8 with less saturation

  1. 3aa0c8
  2. 489fc3
  3. 549ebe
  4. 5e9db9
  5. 689cb3
  6. 709bae
  7. 7899a9
  8. 7f98a4
  9. 86969e
  10. 8d9599

Questions about #3aa0c8

What color is #3aa0c8?

#3aa0c8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Raspberry Seed. In RGB it is rgb(58, 160, 200), in HSL hsl(196.9, 56.35%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.412% 0.10915 228.148).

What colors go well with #3aa0c8?

The complementary color of #3aa0c8 is #ca7e56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #18a7ac and #6995d6. The triadic partners are #c5779f and #9a9842.

Is white or black text more readable on #3aa0c8?

Black text reads better on #3aa0c8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and black gives 7.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3aa0c8 a warm or cool color?

#3aa0c8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 66.4% and its chroma 0.109.