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#3d80d2 color: Soothing Sapphire

#3d80d2 is rgb(61, 128, 210) in RGB and oklch(59.643% 0.14292 254.982) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

59.6%
0.143
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #3d80d2

#3d80d2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.03:1 contrast and black text 5.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3d80d2 mixed with white

  1. 3d80d2
  2. 528dd7
  3. 659add
  4. 79a7e2
  5. 8cb3e6
  6. 9fc0eb
  7. b2cdef
  8. c5d9f4
  9. d8e6f8
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #3d80d2 mixed with black

  1. 3d80d2
  2. 346eb6
  3. 2b5d9b
  4. 224d81
  5. 1a3d68
  6. 122e50
  7. 0a1f39
  8. 041224
  9. 010610
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3d80d2 with less saturation

  1. 3d80d2
  2. 4681ca
  3. 4d81c2
  4. 5581ba
  5. 5c81b2
  6. 6281a9
  7. 6881a1
  8. 6e8199
  9. 748090
  10. 7a8088

Questions about #3d80d2

What color is #3d80d2?

#3d80d2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(61, 128, 210), in HSL hsl(213.02, 62.34%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.643% 0.14292 254.982).

What colors go well with #3d80d2?

The complementary color of #3d80d2 is #b07000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ebb and #7870d0. The triadic partners are #c55663 and #579130.

Is white or black text more readable on #3d80d2?

White text reads better on #3d80d2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and black gives 5.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3d80d2 a warm or cool color?

#3d80d2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.143.