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#3badfa color: Adamantine Blue

#3badfa is rgb(59, 173, 250) in RGB and oklch(71.884% 0.15025 243.02) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

71.9%
0.150
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #3badfa

#3badfa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Adamantine Blue (#46adf9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3badfa mixed with white

  1. 3badfa
  2. 56b6fb
  3. 6cbefc
  4. 81c7fd
  5. 94cffe
  6. a6d7ff
  7. b8dfff
  8. cae7ff
  9. dcefff
  10. eef7ff

Darker: #3badfa mixed with black

  1. 3badfa
  2. 3296d9
  3. 297fba
  4. 216a9b
  5. 19557d
  6. 114161
  7. 092d46
  8. 041b2d
  9. 010b15
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3badfa with less saturation

  1. 3badfa
  2. 4cadf2
  3. 5aace9
  4. 66ace1
  5. 71abd8
  6. 7baad0
  7. 84a9c7
  8. 8ca8bf
  9. 95a7b6
  10. 9da6ad

Questions about #3badfa

What color is #3badfa?

#3badfa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Adamantine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(59, 173, 250), in HSL hsl(204.19, 95.02%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.884% 0.15025 243.02).

What colors go well with #3badfa?

The complementary color of #3badfa is #e58c29. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bada and #869cff. The triadic partners are #ef789b and #93b33a.

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

Black text reads better on #3badfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3badfa a warm or cool color?

#3badfa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 71.9% and its chroma 0.15.