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#3c4fa3 color: Dazzling Blue

#3c4fa3 is rgb(60, 79, 163) in RGB and oklch(45.883% 0.13696 270.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

45.9%
0.137
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #3c4fa3

#3c4fa3 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast and black text 2.84:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #3c4fa3 mixed with white

  1. 3c4fa3
  2. 4d61ad
  3. 5e72b7
  4. 7183c1
  5. 8394ca
  6. 97a6d3
  7. abb7dd
  8. bfc9e5
  9. d4dbee
  10. e9edf7

Darker: #3c4fa3 mixed with black

  1. 3c4fa3
  2. 33448d
  3. 2a3878
  4. 212e63
  5. 19234f
  6. 11193c
  7. 0a102a
  8. 040719
  9. 01020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3c4fa3 with less saturation

  1. 3c4fa3
  2. 3e519c
  3. 415294
  4. 44548d
  5. 465586
  6. 49567e
  7. 4c5677
  8. 4f576f
  9. 525767
  10. 555760

Questions about #3c4fa3

What color is #3c4fa3?

#3c4fa3 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 79, 163), in HSL hsl(228.93, 46.19%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.883% 0.13696 270.565).

What colors go well with #3c4fa3?

The complementary color of #3c4fa3 is #705300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e9a and #654197. The triadic partners are #953124 and #006c2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3c4fa3?

White text reads better on #3c4fa3: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and black gives 2.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3c4fa3 a warm or cool color?

#3c4fa3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.137.