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#3badcd color: River Blue

#3badcd is rgb(59, 173, 205) in RGB and oklch(69.756% 0.10962 220.495) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

69.8%
0.110
220°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #3badcd

#3badcd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 220°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.04:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3badcd mixed with white

  1. 3badcd
  2. 56b5d2
  3. 6cbed7
  4. 80c6dc
  5. 94cee2
  6. a6d6e7
  7. b8dfec
  8. cae7f0
  9. dceff5
  10. edf7fa

Darker: #3badcd mixed with black

  1. 3badcd
  2. 3296b2
  3. 297f98
  4. 216a7e
  5. 195566
  6. 11414e
  7. 092d38
  8. 041b23
  9. 010b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3badcd with less saturation

  1. 3badcd
  2. 4bacc8
  3. 59aac4
  4. 64a9bf
  5. 6ea8ba
  6. 77a6b6
  7. 80a5b1
  8. 88a3ac
  9. 8fa1a7
  10. 979fa2

Questions about #3badcd

What color is #3badcd?

#3badcd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is River Blue. In RGB it is rgb(59, 173, 205), in HSL hsl(193.15, 59.35%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.756% 0.10962 220.495).

What colors go well with #3badcd?

The complementary color of #3badcd is #d78568. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2fb3ad and #67a2df. The triadic partners are #cb82b2 and #ad9f48.

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

Black text reads better on #3badcd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3badcd a warm or cool color?

#3badcd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 220 degrees, its lightness 69.8% and its chroma 0.11.