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#3e88ce color: Blue Sonki

#3e88ce is rgb(62, 136, 206) in RGB and oklch(61.245% 0.1295 249.679) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

61.2%
0.129
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.74:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #3e88ce

#3e88ce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.74:1 contrast and black text 5.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Sonki (#4a87cb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3e88ce mixed with white

  1. 3e88ce
  2. 5394d4
  3. 67a0d9
  4. 7bacde
  5. 8eb8e4
  6. a0c4e9
  7. b3d0ed
  8. c6dbf2
  9. d9e7f6
  10. ecf3fb

Darker: #3e88ce mixed with black

  1. 3e88ce
  2. 3575b3
  3. 2b6398
  4. 23527f
  5. 1a4166
  6. 12314e
  7. 0a2238
  8. 041323
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3e88ce with less saturation

  1. 3e88ce
  2. 4888c7
  3. 5088c0
  4. 5888b8
  5. 5f88b1
  6. 6687aa
  7. 6c87a2
  8. 73869b
  9. 788693
  10. 7e858c

Questions about #3e88ce

What color is #3e88ce?

#3e88ce is bright blue. The closest named color is Blue Sonki. In RGB it is rgb(62, 136, 206), in HSL hsl(209.17, 59.5%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.245% 0.1295 249.679).

What colors go well with #3e88ce?

The complementary color of #3e88ce is #b5740d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0095b9 and #7579d0. The triadic partners are #c45f72 and #6a9337.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e88ce?

White text reads better on #3e88ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and black gives 5.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e88ce a warm or cool color?

#3e88ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.129.