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#3baef2 color: Adamantine Blue

#3baef2 is rgb(59, 174, 242) in RGB and oklch(71.702% 0.14103 239.555) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

71.7%
0.141
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #3baef2

#3baef2 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.52:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3baef2 mixed with white

  1. 3baef2
  2. 56b7f4
  3. 6cbff6
  4. 81c7f7
  5. 94cff9
  6. a7d8fa
  7. b9e0fc
  8. cae8fd
  9. dceffe
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #3baef2 mixed with black

  1. 3baef2
  2. 3297d2
  3. 2980b4
  4. 216a96
  5. 195579
  6. 11415e
  7. 092e43
  8. 041c2b
  9. 010b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3baef2 with less saturation

  1. 3baef2
  2. 4cadea
  3. 5aade3
  4. 66acdb
  5. 71abd3
  6. 7baacc
  7. 84a9c4
  8. 8ca8bc
  9. 94a7b4
  10. 9ca5ac

Questions about #3baef2

What color is #3baef2?

#3baef2 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Adamantine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(59, 174, 242), in HSL hsl(202.3, 87.56%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.702% 0.14103 239.555).

What colors go well with #3baef2?

The complementary color of #3baef2 is #e38c3c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bad3 and #819efc. The triadic partners are #e97ba1 and #99b03d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3baef2?

Black text reads better on #3baef2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3baef2 a warm or cool color?

#3baef2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.141.