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#3badeb color: Lynx Screen Blue

#3badeb is rgb(59, 173, 235) in RGB and oklch(71.127% 0.13458 237.271) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

71.1%
0.135
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3badeb

#3badeb is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.36:1, 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: #3badeb mixed with white

  1. 3badeb
  2. 56b6ee
  3. 6cbef0
  4. 81c6f2
  5. 94cff5
  6. a6d7f7
  7. b8dff9
  8. cae7fa
  9. dceffc
  10. edf7fe

Darker: #3badeb mixed with black

  1. 3badeb
  2. 3296cc
  3. 297fae
  4. 216a91
  5. 195575
  6. 11415b
  7. 092d41
  8. 041b29
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3badeb with less saturation

  1. 3badeb
  2. 4cace4
  3. 5aacdd
  4. 65abd6
  5. 70aace
  6. 7aa9c7
  7. 82a8c0
  8. 8ba6b8
  9. 93a5b1
  10. 9aa3a9

Questions about #3badeb

What color is #3badeb?

#3badeb is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(59, 173, 235), in HSL hsl(201.14, 81.48%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.127% 0.13458 237.271).

What colors go well with #3badeb?

The complementary color of #3badeb is #e08a44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8cd and #7c9ef6. The triadic partners are #e37ca3 and #9cac3f.

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

Black text reads better on #3badeb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3badeb a warm or cool color?

#3badeb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.135.