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#3aadea color: Lynx Screen Blue

#3aadea is rgb(58, 173, 234) in RGB and oklch(71.054% 0.13393 236.696) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

71.1%
0.134
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3aadea

#3aadea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.35:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue (#2cb1eb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3aadea mixed with white

  1. 3aadea
  2. 55b6ed
  3. 6cbeef
  4. 80c6f2
  5. 93cff4
  6. a6d7f6
  7. b8dff8
  8. cae7fa
  9. dceffc
  10. edf7fe

Darker: #3aadea mixed with black

  1. 3aadea
  2. 3196cb
  3. 287fae
  4. 206a91
  5. 185575
  6. 10415a
  7. 092d41
  8. 041b29
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3aadea with less saturation

  1. 3aadea
  2. 4bace3
  3. 59acdc
  4. 65abd5
  5. 70aace
  6. 79a9c6
  7. 82a7bf
  8. 8ba6b8
  9. 93a5b1
  10. 9aa3a9

Questions about #3aadea

What color is #3aadea?

#3aadea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 173, 234), in HSL hsl(200.8, 80.73%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.054% 0.13393 236.696).

What colors go well with #3aadea?

The complementary color of #3aadea is #e08a45. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8cb and #7b9ef5. The triadic partners are #e37ca3 and #9dac3f.

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

Black text reads better on #3aadea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3aadea a warm or cool color?

#3aadea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.134.