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#3bc4fd color: Shovel Knight

#3bc4fd is rgb(59, 196, 253) in RGB and oklch(77.249% 0.13914 230.902) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

77.2%
0.139
231°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #3bc4fd

#3bc4fd is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 231°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.5:1, 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: #3bc4fd mixed with white

  1. 3bc4fd
  2. 59cafe
  3. 71d1fe
  4. 85d7ff
  5. 99ddff
  6. abe3ff
  7. bce9ff
  8. cdeeff
  9. def4ff
  10. effaff

Darker: #3bc4fd mixed with black

  1. 3bc4fd
  2. 32aadc
  3. 2991bc
  4. 21789d
  5. 19617f
  6. 114a62
  7. 093547
  8. 04212d
  9. 010e16
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3bc4fd with less saturation

  1. 3bc4fd
  2. 51c3f6
  3. 61c2ef
  4. 6fc1e8
  5. 7cbfe1
  6. 87beda
  7. 91bcd2
  8. 9bbacb
  9. a4b9c4
  10. adb7bc

Questions about #3bc4fd

What color is #3bc4fd?

#3bc4fd is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Shovel Knight. In RGB it is rgb(59, 196, 253), in HSL hsl(197.63, 97.98%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.249% 0.13914 230.902).

What colors go well with #3bc4fd?

The complementary color of #3bc4fd is #fb995d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00cfd9 and #82b5ff. The triadic partners are #f78ec0 and #b9bd47.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc4fd?

Black text reads better on #3bc4fd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc4fd a warm or cool color?

#3bc4fd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 231 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.139.