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#3cabcd color: Dragonfly Blue

#3cabcd is rgb(60, 171, 205) in RGB and oklch(69.306% 0.10943 222.323) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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194°
100%

69.3%
0.109
222°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • cyan-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #3cabcd

#3cabcd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 222°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.9:1, 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: #3cabcd mixed with white

  1. 3cabcd
  2. 56b4d2
  3. 6cbcd7
  4. 80c5dd
  5. 94cde2
  6. a6d5e7
  7. b8deec
  8. cae6f1
  9. dceef5
  10. edf7fa

Darker: #3cabcd mixed with black

  1. 3cabcd
  2. 3394b2
  3. 2a7e98
  4. 21687e
  5. 195466
  6. 11404e
  7. 0a2d38
  8. 041b23
  9. 010b0f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3cabcd with less saturation

  1. 3cabcd
  2. 4caac8
  3. 59a9c3
  4. 64a7bf
  5. 6ea6ba
  6. 77a4b5
  7. 7fa3b0
  8. 87a1ab
  9. 8ea0a6
  10. 959ea1

Questions about #3cabcd

What color is #3cabcd?

#3cabcd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Dragonfly Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 171, 205), in HSL hsl(194.07, 59.18%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.306% 0.10943 222.323).

What colors go well with #3cabcd?

The complementary color of #3cabcd is #d58565. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2cb1ae and #69a0de. The triadic partners are #cb80af and #aa9f48.

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

Black text reads better on #3cabcd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3cabcd a warm or cool color?

#3cabcd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 222 degrees, its lightness 69.3% and its chroma 0.109.