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#3baef3 color: Adamantine Blue

#3baef3 is rgb(59, 174, 243) in RGB and oklch(71.752% 0.14206 239.944) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

71.8%
0.142
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
8.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #3baef3

#3baef3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.142 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 8.53:1, 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: #3baef3 mixed with white

  1. 3baef3
  2. 56b7f5
  3. 6cbff7
  4. 81c7f8
  5. 94cffa
  6. a7d8fb
  7. b9e0fc
  8. cae8fd
  9. dceffe
  10. eef7ff

Darker: #3baef3 mixed with black

  1. 3baef3
  2. 3297d3
  3. 2980b4
  4. 216a97
  5. 19557a
  6. 11415e
  7. 092e44
  8. 041c2b
  9. 010b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3baef3 with less saturation

  1. 3baef3
  2. 4cadeb
  3. 5aade4
  4. 66acdc
  5. 71abd4
  6. 7baacc
  7. 84a9c4
  8. 8ca8bc
  9. 94a7b4
  10. 9ca5ac

Questions about #3baef3

What color is #3baef3?

#3baef3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Adamantine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(59, 174, 243), in HSL hsl(202.5, 88.46%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.752% 0.14206 239.944).

What colors go well with #3baef3?

The complementary color of #3baef3 is #e38c3a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bbd4 and #819efc. The triadic partners are #ea7ba0 and #99b03d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3baef3?

Black text reads better on #3baef3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3baef3 a warm or cool color?

#3baef3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.142.