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#3e5fa0 color: Blue Dahlia

#3e5fa0 is rgb(62, 95, 160) in RGB and oklch(49.258% 0.11141 262.668) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

49.3%
0.111
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #3e5fa0

#3e5fa0 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, 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: #3e5fa0 mixed with white

  1. 3e5fa0
  2. 506faa
  3. 627eb4
  4. 748ebe
  5. 879dc7
  6. 9aadd1
  7. aebdda
  8. c2cee4
  9. d6deed
  10. eaeef6

Darker: #3e5fa0 mixed with black

  1. 3e5fa0
  2. 35528b
  3. 2b4476
  4. 233861
  5. 1a2c4e
  6. 12203b
  7. 0a1529
  8. 040a19
  9. 010309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3e5fa0 with less saturation

  1. 3e5fa0
  2. 42609a
  3. 456094
  4. 49618e
  5. 4d6187
  6. 506181
  7. 54617b
  8. 576175
  9. 5a616e
  10. 5e6168

Questions about #3e5fa0

What color is #3e5fa0?

#3e5fa0 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(62, 95, 160), in HSL hsl(219.8, 44.14%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.258% 0.11141 262.668).

What colors go well with #3e5fa0?

The complementary color of #3e5fa0 is #805900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006a95 and #64539a. The triadic partners are #964443 and #367133.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e5fa0?

White text reads better on #3e5fa0: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e5fa0 a warm or cool color?

#3e5fa0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.111.