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#3e91ea color: Oregon Blue

#3e91ea is rgb(62, 145, 234) in RGB and oklch(64.855% 0.15557 252.734) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

64.9%
0.156
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #3e91ea

#3e91ea is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.9% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.26:1 contrast and black text 6.44:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Oregon Blue (#448ee4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3e91ea mixed with white

  1. 3e91ea
  2. 549ded
  3. 69a8f0
  4. 7cb3f3
  5. 8fbef5
  6. a2c9f7
  7. b4d4f9
  8. c7dffb
  9. daeafd
  10. ecf4fe

Darker: #3e91ea mixed with black

  1. 3e91ea
  2. 357dcb
  3. 2b6aae
  4. 235891
  5. 1a4675
  6. 12355a
  7. 0a2541
  8. 041529
  9. 010713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3e91ea with less saturation

  1. 3e91ea
  2. 4991e1
  3. 5392d8
  4. 5c92cf
  5. 6592c6
  6. 6c92bd
  7. 7491b4
  8. 7b91ab
  9. 8290a2
  10. 889098

Questions about #3e91ea

What color is #3e91ea?

#3e91ea is bright blue. The closest named color is Oregon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(62, 145, 234), in HSL hsl(211.05, 80.37%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.855% 0.15557 252.734).

What colors go well with #3e91ea?

The complementary color of #3e91ea is #c77c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a0cd and #837fea. The triadic partners are #dc6074 and #68a231.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e91ea?

Black text reads better on #3e91ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and black gives 6.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e91ea a warm or cool color?

#3e91ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 64.9% and its chroma 0.156.