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#3e5ea2 color: Blue Dahlia

#3e5ea2 is rgb(62, 94, 162) in RGB and oklch(49.16% 0.11552 263.694) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

49.2%
0.116
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #3e5ea2

#3e5ea2 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dahlia (#415e9c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3e5ea2 mixed with white

  1. 3e5ea2
  2. 506eac
  3. 627db6
  4. 748dbf
  5. 879dc9
  6. 9aadd2
  7. aebddb
  8. c1cde4
  9. d6deed
  10. eaeef6

Darker: #3e5ea2 mixed with black

  1. 3e5ea2
  2. 35518c
  3. 2b4477
  4. 233763
  5. 1a2b4f
  6. 121f3c
  7. 0a142a
  8. 040a19
  9. 01030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3e5ea2 with less saturation

  1. 3e5ea2
  2. 425f9c
  3. 455f95
  4. 49608f
  5. 4c6089
  6. 506182
  7. 53617c
  8. 576175
  9. 5a616e
  10. 5d6168

Questions about #3e5ea2

What color is #3e5ea2?

#3e5ea2 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(62, 94, 162), in HSL hsl(220.8, 44.64%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.16% 0.11552 263.694).

What colors go well with #3e5ea2?

The complementary color of #3e5ea2 is #805900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a98 and #65529b. The triadic partners are #984240 and #327132.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e5ea2?

White text reads better on #3e5ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e5ea2 a warm or cool color?

#3e5ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.116.