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#3bc1fd color: Shovel Knight

#3bc1fd is rgb(59, 193, 253) in RGB and oklch(76.563% 0.14052 232.756) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

76.6%
0.141
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.05:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #3bc1fd

#3bc1fd is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.05:1 contrast and black text 10.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Shovel Knight (#37c4fa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3bc1fd mixed with white

  1. 3bc1fd
  2. 59c8fe
  3. 70cefe
  4. 85d5ff
  5. 98dbff
  6. aae1ff
  7. bce7ff
  8. cdedff
  9. def3ff
  10. eff9ff

Darker: #3bc1fd mixed with black

  1. 3bc1fd
  2. 32a7dc
  3. 298fbc
  4. 21779d
  5. 195f7f
  6. 114962
  7. 093447
  8. 04202d
  9. 010e16
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3bc1fd with less saturation

  1. 3bc1fd
  2. 50c0f6
  3. 60bfef
  4. 6ebee7
  5. 7abde0
  6. 85bbd9
  7. 90bad1
  8. 99b8ca
  9. a2b6c2
  10. aab5ba

Questions about #3bc1fd

What color is #3bc1fd?

#3bc1fd is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Shovel Knight. In RGB it is rgb(59, 193, 253), in HSL hsl(198.56, 97.98%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.563% 0.14052 232.756).

What colors go well with #3bc1fd?

The complementary color of #3bc1fd is #f89757. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00ccda and #82b1ff. The triadic partners are #f68bbb and #b4bc45.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc1fd?

Black text reads better on #3bc1fd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and black gives 10.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc1fd a warm or cool color?

#3bc1fd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.141.