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#3cabe0 color: Thalassophile

#3cabe0 is rgb(60, 171, 224) in RGB and oklch(70.162% 0.12476 233.584) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

70.2%
0.125
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #3cabe0

#3cabe0 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.09:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44aadd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3cabe0 mixed with white

  1. 3cabe0
  2. 56b4e4
  3. 6cbce7
  4. 81c5ea
  5. 94cdee
  6. a6d6f1
  7. b8def4
  8. cae6f7
  9. dceffa
  10. edf7fc

Darker: #3cabe0 mixed with black

  1. 3cabe0
  2. 3394c3
  3. 2a7ea6
  4. 21688a
  5. 195470
  6. 114056
  7. 0a2d3e
  8. 041b27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3cabe0 with less saturation

  1. 3cabe0
  2. 4caada
  3. 59a9d3
  4. 65a8cd
  5. 6fa7c6
  6. 78a6c0
  7. 81a5b9
  8. 89a3b3
  9. 90a2ac
  10. 98a0a6

Questions about #3cabe0

What color is #3cabe0?

#3cabe0 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(60, 171, 224), in HSL hsl(199.39, 72.57%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.162% 0.12476 233.584).

What colors go well with #3cabe0?

The complementary color of #3cabe0 is #db884f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b5c2 and #769ded. The triadic partners are #da7da5 and #9fa742.

Is white or black text more readable on #3cabe0?

Black text reads better on #3cabe0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3cabe0 a warm or cool color?

#3cabe0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.125.