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#3bc8fd color: Shovel Knight

#3bc8fd is rgb(59, 200, 253) in RGB and oklch(78.166% 0.13755 228.377) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

78.2%
0.138
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #3bc8fd

#3bc8fd is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.87:1, 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: #3bc8fd mixed with white

  1. 3bc8fd
  2. 5acefe
  3. 71d4fe
  4. 86daff
  5. 99dfff
  6. ace5ff
  7. bdeaff
  8. ceefff
  9. dff5ff
  10. effaff

Darker: #3bc8fd mixed with black

  1. 3bc8fd
  2. 32aedc
  3. 2994bc
  4. 217b9d
  5. 19637f
  6. 114c62
  7. 093647
  8. 04212d
  9. 010f16
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3bc8fd with less saturation

  1. 3bc8fd
  2. 52c7f6
  3. 63c6f0
  4. 71c4e9
  5. 7ec3e2
  6. 89c1db
  7. 94bfd4
  8. 9dbecd
  9. a7bcc6
  10. afbabf

Questions about #3bc8fd

What color is #3bc8fd?

#3bc8fd is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Shovel Knight. In RGB it is rgb(59, 200, 253), in HSL hsl(196.39, 97.98%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.166% 0.13755 228.377).

What colors go well with #3bc8fd?

The complementary color of #3bc8fd is #fe9b65. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00d2d8 and #82b9ff. The triadic partners are #f892c7 and #c0be4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3bc8fd?

Black text reads better on #3bc8fd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bc8fd a warm or cool color?

#3bc8fd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.138.