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#3d85ca color: Casting Sea

#3d85ca is rgb(61, 133, 202) in RGB and oklch(60.304% 0.12772 249.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

60.3%
0.128
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #3d85ca

#3d85ca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.88:1 contrast and black text 5.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Casting Sea (#4586c7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3d85ca mixed with white

  1. 3d85ca
  2. 5291d0
  3. 669ed6
  4. 7aaadc
  5. 8db6e1
  6. 9fc2e6
  7. b2ceec
  8. c5daf1
  9. d8e7f6
  10. ecf3fa

Darker: #3d85ca mixed with black

  1. 3d85ca
  2. 3473af
  3. 2b6195
  4. 22507c
  5. 1a4064
  6. 12304d
  7. 0a2137
  8. 041322
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3d85ca with less saturation

  1. 3d85ca
  2. 4685c3
  3. 4f85bc
  4. 5685b5
  5. 5d85ae
  6. 6484a6
  7. 6a849f
  8. 708398
  9. 768390
  10. 7c8289

Questions about #3d85ca

What color is #3d85ca?

#3d85ca is bright blue. The closest named color is Casting Sea. In RGB it is rgb(61, 133, 202), in HSL hsl(209.36, 57.09%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.304% 0.12772 249.942).

What colors go well with #3d85ca?

The complementary color of #3d85ca is #b1710b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0091b5 and #7377cc. The triadic partners are #c05d70 and #679036.

Is white or black text more readable on #3d85ca?

White text reads better on #3d85ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and black gives 5.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3d85ca a warm or cool color?

#3d85ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.128.