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#3e89bc color: Walker Lake

#3e89bc is rgb(62, 137, 188) in RGB and oklch(60.522% 0.10736 241.414) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

60.5%
0.107
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.81:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #3e89bc

#3e89bc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.5% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.81:1 contrast and black text 5.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Walker Lake (#3d87bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3e89bc mixed with white

  1. 3e89bc
  2. 5495c3
  3. 68a0ca
  4. 7bacd1
  5. 8eb8d8
  6. a1c4df
  7. b3cfe5
  8. c6dbec
  9. d9e7f2
  10. ecf3f9

Darker: #3e89bc mixed with black

  1. 3e89bc
  2. 3576a3
  3. 2b648b
  4. 235373
  5. 1a425d
  6. 123147
  7. 0a2232
  8. 04141f
  9. 01070d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3e89bc with less saturation

  1. 3e89bc
  2. 4789b6
  3. 5088b1
  4. 5788ab
  5. 5e87a5
  6. 65869f
  7. 6b859a
  8. 718594
  9. 77848e
  10. 7c8388

Questions about #3e89bc

What color is #3e89bc?

#3e89bc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Walker Lake. In RGB it is rgb(62, 137, 188), in HSL hsl(204.29, 50.4%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.522% 0.10736 241.414).

What colors go well with #3e89bc?

The complementary color of #3e89bc is #b07238. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0092a6 and #6b7dc2. The triadic partners are #b6657d and #788c3d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e89bc?

White text reads better on #3e89bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and black gives 5.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e89bc a warm or cool color?

#3e89bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 60.5% and its chroma 0.107.