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#3cafe2 color: Summer Sky

#3cafe2 is rgb(60, 175, 226) in RGB and oklch(71.186% 0.12469 231.763) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

71.2%
0.125
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3cafe2

#3cafe2 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, 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: #3cafe2 mixed with white

  1. 3cafe2
  2. 57b7e5
  3. 6dbfe9
  4. 81c8ec
  5. 94d0ef
  6. a7d8f2
  7. b9e0f5
  8. cbe8f7
  9. dceffa
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #3cafe2 mixed with black

  1. 3cafe2
  2. 3398c4
  3. 2a81a8
  4. 216b8c
  5. 195671
  6. 114157
  7. 0a2e3e
  8. 041c27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3cafe2 with less saturation

  1. 3cafe2
  2. 4daedc
  3. 5aadd6
  4. 66accf
  5. 71abc9
  6. 7aaac3
  7. 83a8bc
  8. 8ba7b6
  9. 93a5af
  10. 9ba4a9

Questions about #3cafe2

What color is #3cafe2?

#3cafe2 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Summer Sky. In RGB it is rgb(60, 175, 226), in HSL hsl(198.43, 74.11%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.186% 0.12469 231.763).

What colors go well with #3cafe2?

The complementary color of #3cafe2 is #df8a55. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8c3 and #76a1f0. The triadic partners are #dd80ab and #a4a944.

Is white or black text more readable on #3cafe2?

Black text reads better on #3cafe2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3cafe2 a warm or cool color?

#3cafe2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.125.