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#3ca3de color: Dayflower

#3ca3de is rgb(60, 163, 222) in RGB and oklch(68.213% 0.12732 238.172) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

68.2%
0.127
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.81:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #3ca3de

#3ca3de is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.81:1 contrast and black text 7.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dayflower (#38a1db). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3ca3de mixed with white

  1. 3ca3de
  2. 55ace2
  3. 6bb6e6
  4. 7fbfe9
  5. 92c8ed
  6. a5d2f0
  7. b7dbf3
  8. c9e4f6
  9. dbedf9
  10. edf6fc

Darker: #3ca3de mixed with black

  1. 3ca3de
  2. 338dc1
  3. 2a78a5
  4. 216389
  5. 194f6f
  6. 113c55
  7. 0a2a3d
  8. 041926
  9. 010a12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3ca3de with less saturation

  1. 3ca3de
  2. 4ba2d7
  3. 57a2d1
  4. 61a1ca
  5. 6ba0c3
  6. 749fbc
  7. 7c9eb5
  8. 849dae
  9. 8b9ca7
  10. 929aa0

Questions about #3ca3de

What color is #3ca3de?

#3ca3de is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Dayflower. In RGB it is rgb(60, 163, 222), in HSL hsl(201.85, 71.05%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.213% 0.12732 238.172).

What colors go well with #3ca3de?

The complementary color of #3ca3de is #d38341. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00aec2 and #7795e8. The triadic partners are #d77598 and #92a33e.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ca3de?

Black text reads better on #3ca3de: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and black gives 7.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ca3de a warm or cool color?

#3ca3de is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 68.2% and its chroma 0.127.