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#3bc5fa color: Shovel Knight

#3bc5fa is rgb(59, 197, 250) in RGB and oklch(77.343% 0.13626 228.839) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

77.3%
0.136
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #3bc5fa

#3bc5fa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 77.3% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.55:1, 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: #3bc5fa mixed with white

  1. 3bc5fa
  2. 59cbfb
  3. 71d1fc
  4. 86d7fd
  5. 99ddfd
  6. abe3fe
  7. bce9fe
  8. ceefff
  9. def4ff
  10. effaff

Darker: #3bc5fa mixed with black

  1. 3bc5fa
  2. 32abd9
  3. 2992ba
  4. 21799b
  5. 19617d
  6. 114b61
  7. 093546
  8. 04212d
  9. 010e15
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3bc5fa with less saturation

  1. 3bc5fa
  2. 51c4f3
  3. 62c3ed
  4. 70c1e6
  5. 7cc0df
  6. 87bed8
  7. 92bdd1
  8. 9bbbca
  9. a4b9c3
  10. adb7bc

Questions about #3bc5fa

What color is #3bc5fa?

#3bc5fa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Shovel Knight. In RGB it is rgb(59, 197, 250), in HSL hsl(196.65, 95.02%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.343% 0.13626 228.839).

What colors go well with #3bc5fa?

The complementary color of #3bc5fa is #fb9963. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00cfd6 and #7fb6ff. The triadic partners are #f590c3 and #bdbc49.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc5fa?

Black text reads better on #3bc5fa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc5fa a warm or cool color?

#3bc5fa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 77.3% and its chroma 0.136.