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#3c4fa6 color: Dazzling Blue

#3c4fa6 is rgb(60, 79, 166) in RGB and oklch(46.104% 0.14126 270.662) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

46.1%
0.141
271°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #3c4fa6

#3c4fa6 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 271°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.34:1 contrast and black text 2.86:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #3c4fa6 mixed with white

  1. 3c4fa6
  2. 4d61b0
  3. 5e72ba
  4. 7083c3
  5. 8395cc
  6. 97a6d5
  7. abb8de
  8. bfc9e7
  9. d4dbef
  10. e9edf7

Darker: #3c4fa6 mixed with black

  1. 3c4fa6
  2. 334490
  3. 2a387a
  4. 212e65
  5. 192351
  6. 11193e
  7. 0a102b
  8. 04071a
  9. 01020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3c4fa6 with less saturation

  1. 3c4fa6
  2. 3e519e
  3. 415397
  4. 44548f
  5. 475588
  6. 495680
  7. 4c5778
  8. 4f5771
  9. 525869
  10. 555861

Questions about #3c4fa6

What color is #3c4fa6?

#3c4fa6 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 79, 166), in HSL hsl(229.25, 46.9%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.104% 0.14126 270.662).

What colors go well with #3c4fa6?

The complementary color of #3c4fa6 is #705400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e9b and #66409a. The triadic partners are #973022 and #006d29.

Is white or black text more readable on #3c4fa6?

White text reads better on #3c4fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and black gives 2.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3c4fa6 a warm or cool color?

#3c4fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 271 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.141.