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#3ca9cc color: Dragonfly Blue

#3ca9cc is rgb(60, 169, 204) in RGB and oklch(68.786% 0.10906 223.359) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

68.8%
0.109
223°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #3ca9cc

#3ca9cc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.8% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 223°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dragonfly Blue (#45abca). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3ca9cc mixed with white

  1. 3ca9cc
  2. 56b2d1
  3. 6cbad7
  4. 80c3dc
  5. 93cce1
  6. a6d4e6
  7. b8ddeb
  8. cae5f0
  9. dceef5
  10. edf6fa

Darker: #3ca9cc mixed with black

  1. 3ca9cc
  2. 3392b1
  3. 2a7c97
  4. 21677e
  5. 195365
  6. 113f4e
  7. 0a2c37
  8. 041b22
  9. 010a0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3ca9cc with less saturation

  1. 3ca9cc
  2. 4ba8c7
  3. 58a7c2
  4. 63a5bd
  5. 6da4b9
  6. 76a3b4
  7. 7ea1af
  8. 86a0aa
  9. 8d9ea5
  10. 949ca0

Questions about #3ca9cc

What color is #3ca9cc?

#3ca9cc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Dragonfly Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 169, 204), in HSL hsl(194.58, 58.54%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.786% 0.10906 223.359).

What colors go well with #3ca9cc?

The complementary color of #3ca9cc is #d38462. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #29b0ae and #699edd. The triadic partners are #ca7fac and #a79e47.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ca9cc?

Black text reads better on #3ca9cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ca9cc a warm or cool color?

#3ca9cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 223 degrees, its lightness 68.8% and its chroma 0.109.