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#3c4fa0 color: Dazzling Blue

#3c4fa0 is rgb(60, 79, 160) in RGB and oklch(45.665% 0.13262 270.448) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

45.7%
0.133
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.82:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #3c4fa0

#3c4fa0 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.45:1 contrast and black text 2.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dazzling Blue (#3850a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3c4fa0 mixed with white

  1. 3c4fa0
  2. 4d60aa
  3. 5e72b4
  4. 7183be
  5. 8494c8
  6. 97a6d2
  7. abb7db
  8. bfc9e4
  9. d4dbed
  10. e9edf6

Darker: #3c4fa0 mixed with black

  1. 3c4fa0
  2. 33448b
  3. 2a3876
  4. 212e61
  5. 19234e
  6. 11193b
  7. 0a1029
  8. 040719
  9. 010209
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3c4fa0 with less saturation

  1. 3c4fa0
  2. 3e5199
  3. 415292
  4. 44538b
  5. 465484
  6. 49557c
  7. 4c5675
  8. 4e566e
  9. 515766
  10. 54575f

Questions about #3c4fa0

What color is #3c4fa0?

#3c4fa0 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 79, 160), in HSL hsl(228.6, 45.45%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.665% 0.13262 270.448).

What colors go well with #3c4fa0?

The complementary color of #3c4fa0 is #6f5300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005d99 and #644194. The triadic partners are #933225 and #006a2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #3c4fa0?

White text reads better on #3c4fa0: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and black gives 2.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3c4fa0 a warm or cool color?

#3c4fa0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 45.7% and its chroma 0.133.