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#3aafcb color: River Blue

#3aafcb is rgb(58, 175, 203) in RGB and oklch(70.125% 0.1088 217.268) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

70.1%
0.109
217°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #3aafcb

#3aafcb is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 217°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is River Blue (#38afcd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3aafcb mixed with white

  1. 3aafcb
  2. 55b7d0
  3. 6cbfd6
  4. 80c7db
  5. 94cfe0
  6. a6d7e5
  7. b8dfeb
  8. cae7f0
  9. dceff5
  10. eef7fa

Darker: #3aafcb mixed with black

  1. 3aafcb
  2. 3198b0
  3. 288196
  4. 206b7d
  5. 185665
  6. 10414d
  7. 092e37
  8. 041c22
  9. 010b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3aafcb with less saturation

  1. 3aafcb
  2. 4baec7
  3. 59acc2
  4. 64abbe
  5. 6fa9ba
  6. 78a8b5
  7. 81a6b1
  8. 89a4ac
  9. 90a2a8
  10. 98a1a3

Questions about #3aafcb

What color is #3aafcb?

#3aafcb is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is River Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 175, 203), in HSL hsl(191.59, 58.23%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.125% 0.1088 217.268).

What colors go well with #3aafcb?

The complementary color of #3aafcb is #d9866d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #35b4aa and #64a5df. The triadic partners are #ca84b7 and #b29f49.

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

Black text reads better on #3aafcb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3aafcb a warm or cool color?

#3aafcb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 217 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.109.