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#3caef3 color: Adamantine Blue

#3caef3 is rgb(60, 174, 243) in RGB and oklch(71.777% 0.14173 240.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

71.8%
0.142
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #3caef3

#3caef3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Adamantine Blue (#46adf9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3caef3 mixed with white

  1. 3caef3
  2. 57b7f5
  3. 6dbff7
  4. 81c7f8
  5. 94cffa
  6. a7d8fb
  7. b9e0fc
  8. cbe8fd
  9. dceffe
  10. eef7ff

Darker: #3caef3 mixed with black

  1. 3caef3
  2. 3397d3
  3. 2a80b4
  4. 216a97
  5. 19557a
  6. 11415e
  7. 0a2e44
  8. 041c2b
  9. 010b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3caef3 with less saturation

  1. 3caef3
  2. 4dadeb
  3. 5bade4
  4. 67acdc
  5. 71abd4
  6. 7baacc
  7. 84a9c4
  8. 8da8bc
  9. 95a7b4
  10. 9ca5ac

Questions about #3caef3

What color is #3caef3?

#3caef3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Adamantine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 174, 243), in HSL hsl(202.62, 88.41%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.777% 0.14173 240.081).

What colors go well with #3caef3?

The complementary color of #3caef3 is #e38c3a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bbd5 and #829efc. The triadic partners are #ea7ba0 and #99b03e.

Is white or black text more readable on #3caef3?

Black text reads better on #3caef3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3caef3 a warm or cool color?

#3caef3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.142.