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#3c9bcb color: Blessed Blue

#3c9bcb is rgb(60, 155, 203) in RGB and oklch(65.426% 0.11304 234.439) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

65.4%
0.113
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #3c9bcb

#3c9bcb is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.4% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.11:1 contrast and black text 6.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blessed Blue (#4499cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3c9bcb mixed with white

  1. 3c9bcb
  2. 54a5d1
  3. 69afd6
  4. 7db9dc
  5. 90c3e1
  6. a3cde6
  7. b6d7eb
  8. c8e1f0
  9. daebf5
  10. edf5fa

Darker: #3c9bcb mixed with black

  1. 3c9bcb
  2. 3386b0
  3. 2a7296
  4. 215e7d
  5. 194b65
  6. 11394d
  7. 0a2837
  8. 041822
  9. 01090f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3c9bcb with less saturation

  1. 3c9bcb
  2. 499ac5
  3. 5499c0
  4. 5e99ba
  5. 6698b4
  6. 6e97ae
  7. 7696a8
  8. 7d94a2
  9. 84939c
  10. 8a9296

Questions about #3c9bcb

What color is #3c9bcb?

#3c9bcb is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blessed Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 155, 203), in HSL hsl(200.14, 57.89%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.426% 0.11304 234.439).

What colors go well with #3c9bcb?

The complementary color of #3c9bcb is #c57c49. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a4b1 and #6e8fd6. The triadic partners are #c67295 and #8f9840.

Is white or black text more readable on #3c9bcb?

Black text reads better on #3c9bcb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and black gives 6.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3c9bcb a warm or cool color?

#3c9bcb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 65.4% and its chroma 0.113.