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#3bcefd color: Thor’s Thunder

#3bcefd is rgb(59, 206, 253) in RGB and oklch(79.545% 0.13573 224.497) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

79.5%
0.136
224°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #3bcefd

#3bcefd is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 224°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.84:1 contrast and black text 11.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder (#44ccff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3bcefd mixed with white

  1. 3bcefd
  2. 5ad3fe
  3. 73d9fe
  4. 87deff
  5. 9be3ff
  6. ade8ff
  7. beedff
  8. cff1ff
  9. dff6ff
  10. effbff

Darker: #3bcefd mixed with black

  1. 3bcefd
  2. 32b3dc
  3. 2998bc
  4. 217f9d
  5. 19667f
  6. 114e62
  7. 093847
  8. 04232d
  9. 010f16
  10. 000203

Calmer: #3bcefd with less saturation

  1. 3bcefd
  2. 53cdf7
  3. 65cbf0
  4. 74caea
  5. 81c8e4
  6. 8cc6dd
  7. 97c4d7
  8. a1c2d0
  9. abc0c9
  10. b4bec3

Questions about #3bcefd

What color is #3bcefd?

#3bcefd is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thor’s Thunder. In RGB it is rgb(59, 206, 253), in HSL hsl(194.54, 97.98%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.545% 0.13573 224.497).

What colors go well with #3bcefd?

The complementary color of #3bcefd is #ff9e71. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #01d7d6 and #82c0ff. The triadic partners are #f997d1 and #cac04d.

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

Black text reads better on #3bcefd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and black gives 11.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3bcefd a warm or cool color?

#3bcefd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 224 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.136.