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#3bc4e3 color: Caribbean Blue

#3bc4e3 is rgb(59, 196, 227) in RGB and oklch(76.125% 0.1211 216.622) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

76.1%
0.121
217°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #3bc4e3

#3bc4e3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 76.1% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 217°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.06:1 contrast and black text 10.19:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Caribbean Blue (#1ac1dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3bc4e3 mixed with white

  1. 3bc4e3
  2. 59cae6
  3. 71d0e9
  4. 85d6ec
  5. 98dcef
  6. abe2f2
  7. bce8f4
  8. cdeef7
  9. def4fa
  10. eff9fc

Darker: #3bc4e3 mixed with black

  1. 3bc4e3
  2. 32aac5
  3. 2991a8
  4. 21788c
  5. 196171
  6. 114a57
  7. 09353f
  8. 042127
  9. 010e12
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3bc4e3 with less saturation

  1. 3bc4e3
  2. 50c2de
  3. 61c1d9
  4. 6ebfd4
  5. 7abdcf
  6. 85bccb
  7. 8fbac6
  8. 98b8c1
  9. a1b6bb
  10. a9b4b6

Questions about #3bc4e3

What color is #3bc4e3?

#3bc4e3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Caribbean Blue. In RGB it is rgb(59, 196, 227), in HSL hsl(191.07, 75%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.125% 0.1211 216.622).

What colors go well with #3bc4e3?

The complementary color of #3bc4e3 is #f4957a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #37cabe and #6db8fa. The triadic partners are #e293ce and #c8b14f.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc4e3?

Black text reads better on #3bc4e3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and black gives 10.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc4e3 a warm or cool color?

#3bc4e3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 217 degrees, its lightness 76.1% and its chroma 0.121.