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#3e5fa2 color: Blue Dahlia

#3e5fa2 is rgb(62, 95, 162) in RGB and oklch(49.383% 0.11429 263.072) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

49.4%
0.114
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.36:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #3e5fa2

#3e5fa2 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.24:1 contrast and black text 3.36:1, 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: #3e5fa2 mixed with white

  1. 3e5fa2
  2. 506fac
  3. 627eb6
  4. 748ebf
  5. 879ec9
  6. 9aadd2
  7. aebddb
  8. c2cee4
  9. d6deed
  10. eaeef6

Darker: #3e5fa2 mixed with black

  1. 3e5fa2
  2. 35528c
  3. 2b4477
  4. 233863
  5. 1a2c4f
  6. 12203c
  7. 0a152a
  8. 040a19
  9. 01030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3e5fa2 with less saturation

  1. 3e5fa2
  2. 42609c
  3. 466095
  4. 49618f
  5. 4d6189
  6. 506282
  7. 54627c
  8. 576276
  9. 5b626f
  10. 5e6268

Questions about #3e5fa2

What color is #3e5fa2?

#3e5fa2 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(62, 95, 162), in HSL hsl(220.2, 44.64%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.383% 0.11429 263.072).

What colors go well with #3e5fa2?

The complementary color of #3e5fa2 is #815a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b97 and #65539c. The triadic partners are #984342 and #357133.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e5fa2?

White text reads better on #3e5fa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and black gives 3.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e5fa2 a warm or cool color?

#3e5fa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.114.