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#3caaea color: High Blue

#3caaea is rgb(60, 170, 234) in RGB and oklch(70.416% 0.13511 238.872) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

70.4%
0.135
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #3caaea

#3caaea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is High Blue (#4ca8e0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3caaea mixed with white

  1. 3caaea
  2. 56b3ed
  3. 6cbcef
  4. 80c4f2
  5. 93cdf4
  6. a6d5f6
  7. b8def8
  8. cae6fa
  9. dceffc
  10. edf7fe

Darker: #3caaea mixed with black

  1. 3caaea
  2. 3393cb
  3. 2a7dae
  4. 216891
  5. 195375
  6. 113f5a
  7. 0a2d41
  8. 041b29
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3caaea with less saturation

  1. 3caaea
  2. 4ca9e3
  3. 59a9dc
  4. 65a8d4
  5. 6fa7cd
  6. 78a6c6
  7. 81a5be
  8. 89a4b7
  9. 91a2af
  10. 98a1a7

Questions about #3caaea

What color is #3caaea?

#3caaea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is High Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 170, 234), in HSL hsl(202.07, 80.56%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.416% 0.13511 238.872).

What colors go well with #3caaea?

The complementary color of #3caaea is #dd893f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b6cc and #7d9bf4. The triadic partners are #e2799e and #97ab3f.

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

Black text reads better on #3caaea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3caaea a warm or cool color?

#3caaea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.135.