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#3aaae7 color: High Blue

#3aaae7 is rgb(58, 170, 231) in RGB and oklch(70.217% 0.13278 237.293) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

70.2%
0.133
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #3aaae7

#3aaae7 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is High Blue (#4ca8e0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3aaae7 mixed with white

  1. 3aaae7
  2. 55b3ea
  3. 6bbced
  4. 80c4f0
  5. 93cdf2
  6. a5d5f5
  7. b8def7
  8. cae6f9
  9. dceefb
  10. edf7fd

Darker: #3aaae7 mixed with black

  1. 3aaae7
  2. 3193c9
  3. 287dab
  4. 20688f
  5. 185373
  6. 103f59
  7. 092d40
  8. 041b28
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3aaae7 with less saturation

  1. 3aaae7
  2. 4ba9e0
  3. 58a9d9
  4. 64a8d2
  5. 6ea7cb
  6. 77a6c4
  7. 80a5bc
  8. 88a3b5
  9. 90a2ae
  10. 98a0a6

Questions about #3aaae7

What color is #3aaae7?

#3aaae7 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is High Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 170, 231), in HSL hsl(201.16, 78.28%, 56.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.217% 0.13278 237.293).

What colors go well with #3aaae7?

The complementary color of #3aaae7 is #dc8843. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b5c9 and #7a9bf2. The triadic partners are #e07aa0 and #99a93e.

Is white or black text more readable on #3aaae7?

Black text reads better on #3aaae7: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3aaae7 a warm or cool color?

#3aaae7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.133.