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#3cafe1 color: Summer Sky

#3cafe1 is rgb(60, 175, 225) in RGB and oklch(71.139% 0.12381 231.237) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

71.1%
0.124
231°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3cafe1

#3cafe1 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 231°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Summer Sky (#38b0de). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3cafe1 mixed with white

  1. 3cafe1
  2. 57b7e4
  3. 6dbfe8
  4. 81c8eb
  5. 94d0ee
  6. a7d8f1
  7. b9e0f4
  8. cbe8f7
  9. dceffa
  10. eef7fc

Darker: #3cafe1 mixed with black

  1. 3cafe1
  2. 3398c4
  3. 2a81a7
  4. 216b8b
  5. 195670
  6. 114156
  7. 0a2e3e
  8. 041c27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3cafe1 with less saturation

  1. 3cafe1
  2. 4daedb
  3. 5aadd5
  4. 66acce
  5. 71abc8
  6. 7aa9c2
  7. 83a8bc
  8. 8ba7b5
  9. 93a5af
  10. 9ba3a8

Questions about #3cafe1

What color is #3cafe1?

#3cafe1 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Summer Sky. In RGB it is rgb(60, 175, 225), in HSL hsl(198.18, 73.33%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.139% 0.12381 231.237).

What colors go well with #3cafe1?

The complementary color of #3cafe1 is #df8a56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8c2 and #76a2ef. The triadic partners are #dc80ab and #a5a944.

Is white or black text more readable on #3cafe1?

Black text reads better on #3cafe1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3cafe1 a warm or cool color?

#3cafe1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 231 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.124.