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#3ad3eb color: Thousand Sons Blue

#3ad3eb is rgb(58, 211, 235) in RGB and oklch(79.956% 0.12624 210.644) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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188°
100%

80%
0.126
211°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #3ad3eb

#3ad3eb is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 211°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.8:1 contrast and black text 11.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thousand Sons Blue (#02d8e9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #3ad3eb mixed with white

  1. 3ad3eb
  2. 5ad8ed
  3. 73dcef
  4. 88e1f1
  5. 9be6f4
  6. adeaf6
  7. bfeef8
  8. cff3f9
  9. dff7fb
  10. effbfd

Darker: #3ad3eb mixed with black

  1. 3ad3eb
  2. 31b7cc
  3. 289cae
  4. 208291
  5. 186975
  6. 10515b
  7. 093a41
  8. 042429
  9. 011013
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3ad3eb with less saturation

  1. 3ad3eb
  2. 53d1e7
  3. 65cfe2
  4. 74cdde
  5. 82cbd9
  6. 8dc9d4
  7. 98c7d0
  8. a2c5cb
  9. acc2c7
  10. b5c0c2

Questions about #3ad3eb

What color is #3ad3eb?

#3ad3eb is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Thousand Sons Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 211, 235), in HSL hsl(188.14, 81.57%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.956% 0.12624 210.644).

What colors go well with #3ad3eb?

The complementary color of #3ad3eb is #ff9e8c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #46d8c2 and #6bc8ff. The triadic partners are #ec9fe3 and #dcba54.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ad3eb?

Black text reads better on #3ad3eb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and black gives 11.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ad3eb a warm or cool color?

#3ad3eb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 211 degrees, its lightness 80% and its chroma 0.126.