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#3dadef color: Lynx Screen Blue

#3dadef is rgb(61, 173, 239) in RGB and oklch(71.375% 0.13793 239.234) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

71.4%
0.138
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 6%

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 #3dadef

#3dadef is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 239°.

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 Lynx Screen Blue (#2cb1eb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3dadef mixed with white

  1. 3dadef
  2. 57b6f1
  3. 6dbef3
  4. 81c6f5
  5. 94cff7
  6. a7d7f9
  7. b9dffa
  8. cbe7fc
  9. dceffd
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #3dadef mixed with black

  1. 3dadef
  2. 3496d0
  3. 2b7fb1
  4. 226a94
  5. 1a5578
  6. 12415c
  7. 0a2d42
  8. 041b2a
  9. 010b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3dadef with less saturation

  1. 3dadef
  2. 4dace8
  3. 5bace0
  4. 66abd9
  5. 71aad1
  6. 7aa9ca
  7. 83a8c2
  8. 8ca7ba
  9. 94a5b2
  10. 9ba4aa

Questions about #3dadef

What color is #3dadef?

#3dadef is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(61, 173, 239), in HSL hsl(202.25, 84.76%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.375% 0.13793 239.234).

What colors go well with #3dadef?

The complementary color of #3dadef is #e18b3f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b9d1 and #809df9. The triadic partners are #e77ba0 and #99ae3f.

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

Black text reads better on #3dadef: 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 #3dadef a warm or cool color?

#3dadef is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 71.4% and its chroma 0.138.