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#3c90ea color: Oregon Blue

#3c90ea is rgb(60, 144, 234) in RGB and oklch(64.572% 0.15721 252.81) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

64.6%
0.157
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #3c90ea

#3c90ea is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.6% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.3:1 contrast and black text 6.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Oregon Blue (#448ee4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3c90ea mixed with white

  1. 3c90ea
  2. 539ced
  3. 67a7f0
  4. 7bb2f3
  5. 8ebef5
  6. a1c9f7
  7. b4d4f9
  8. c6dffb
  9. d9e9fd
  10. ecf4fe

Darker: #3c90ea mixed with black

  1. 3c90ea
  2. 337dcb
  3. 2a6aae
  4. 215791
  5. 194575
  6. 11345a
  7. 0a2441
  8. 041529
  9. 010713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3c90ea with less saturation

  1. 3c90ea
  2. 4891e1
  3. 5291d8
  4. 5b91cf
  5. 6391c6
  6. 6b91bd
  7. 7391b4
  8. 7a90aa
  9. 818fa1
  10. 878f97

Questions about #3c90ea

What color is #3c90ea?

#3c90ea is bright blue. The closest named color is Oregon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 144, 234), in HSL hsl(211.03, 80.56%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.572% 0.15721 252.81).

What colors go well with #3c90ea?

The complementary color of #3c90ea is #c67b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009fcc and #827ee9. The triadic partners are #dc5f73 and #66a12e.

Is white or black text more readable on #3c90ea?

Black text reads better on #3c90ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and black gives 6.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3c90ea a warm or cool color?

#3c90ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 64.6% and its chroma 0.157.