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#3e9aba color: Fairy Tale Blue

#3e9aba is rgb(62, 154, 186) in RGB and oklch(64.472% 0.0979 224.534) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

64.5%
0.098
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #3e9aba

#3e9aba is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.21:1 contrast and black text 6.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fairy Tale Blue (#3e9abd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3e9aba mixed with white

  1. 3e9aba
  2. 56a4c1
  3. 6aaec8
  4. 7eb8cf
  5. 91c2d6
  6. a4ccdd
  7. b6d6e4
  8. c8e1eb
  9. daebf1
  10. edf5f8

Darker: #3e9aba mixed with black

  1. 3e9aba
  2. 3585a1
  3. 2b7189
  4. 235e72
  5. 1a4b5c
  6. 123946
  7. 0a2732
  8. 04171e
  9. 01090d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3e9aba with less saturation

  1. 3e9aba
  2. 4a99b6
  3. 5498b1
  4. 5d97ad
  5. 6696a8
  6. 6d94a4
  7. 7493a0
  8. 7b929b
  9. 819097
  10. 888f92

Questions about #3e9aba

What color is #3e9aba?

#3e9aba is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Fairy Tale Blue. In RGB it is rgb(62, 154, 186), in HSL hsl(195.48, 50%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.472% 0.0979 224.534).

What colors go well with #3e9aba?

The complementary color of #3e9aba is #bf7a5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2fa09f and #6390c8. The triadic partners are #b8759c and #979145.

Is white or black text more readable on #3e9aba?

Black text reads better on #3e9aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and black gives 6.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3e9aba a warm or cool color?

#3e9aba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.098.