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#3caffa color: Adamantine Blue

#3caffa is rgb(60, 175, 250) in RGB and oklch(72.358% 0.14842 242.089) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

72.4%
0.148
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #3caffa

#3caffa is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.7:1, 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: #3caffa mixed with white

  1. 3caffa
  2. 57b8fb
  3. 6dc0fc
  4. 81c8fd
  5. 94d0fe
  6. a7d8ff
  7. b9e0ff
  8. cbe8ff
  9. dcf0ff
  10. eef7ff

Darker: #3caffa mixed with black

  1. 3caffa
  2. 3398d9
  3. 2a81ba
  4. 216b9b
  5. 19567d
  6. 114161
  7. 0a2e46
  8. 041c2d
  9. 010b15
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3caffa with less saturation

  1. 3caffa
  2. 4daff2
  3. 5baeea
  4. 67aee1
  5. 72add9
  6. 7cacd1
  7. 85abc8
  8. 8eaac0
  9. 96a8b7
  10. 9ea7ae

Questions about #3caffa

What color is #3caffa?

#3caffa is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Adamantine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(60, 175, 250), in HSL hsl(203.68, 95%, 60.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.358% 0.14842 242.089).

What colors go well with #3caffa?

The complementary color of #3caffa is #e68e30. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bcdb and #869eff. The triadic partners are #f07a9e and #96b43c.

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

Black text reads better on #3caffa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3caffa a warm or cool color?

#3caffa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 72.4% and its chroma 0.148.