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#3cade3 color: Thalassophile

#3cade3 is rgb(60, 173, 227) in RGB and oklch(70.768% 0.12654 233.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

70.8%
0.127
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3cade3

#3cade3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.28:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3cade3 mixed with white

  1. 3cade3
  2. 57b6e6
  3. 6dbee9
  4. 81c6ed
  5. 94cff0
  6. a7d7f2
  7. b9dff5
  8. cae7f8
  9. dceffa
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #3cade3 mixed with black

  1. 3cade3
  2. 3396c5
  3. 2a7fa8
  4. 216a8c
  5. 195571
  6. 114157
  7. 0a2d3f
  8. 041b27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3cade3 with less saturation

  1. 3cade3
  2. 4dacdd
  3. 5aabd6
  4. 65aad0
  5. 70a9c9
  6. 79a8c2
  7. 82a7bc
  8. 8aa5b5
  9. 92a4ae
  10. 99a2a8

Questions about #3cade3

What color is #3cade3?

#3cade3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(60, 173, 227), in HSL hsl(199.4, 74.89%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.768% 0.12654 233.685).

What colors go well with #3cade3?

The complementary color of #3cade3 is #dd894f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7c4 and #789ff0. The triadic partners are #dd7ea7 and #a0a943.

Is white or black text more readable on #3cade3?

Black text reads better on #3cade3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3cade3 a warm or cool color?

#3cade3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.127.