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#3ea9da color: Thalassophile

#3ea9da is rgb(62, 169, 218) in RGB and oklch(69.47% 0.11945 232.191) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

69.5%
0.119
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #3ea9da

#3ea9da is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44aadd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3ea9da mixed with white

  1. 3ea9da
  2. 57b2de
  3. 6dbbe2
  4. 81c3e6
  5. 94ccea
  6. a6d5ee
  7. b8ddf1
  8. cae6f5
  9. dceef8
  10. edf7fc

Darker: #3ea9da mixed with black

  1. 3ea9da
  2. 3592bd
  3. 2b7ca2
  4. 236787
  5. 1a536c
  6. 123f54
  7. 0a2c3c
  8. 041b25
  9. 010a11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3ea9da with less saturation

  1. 3ea9da
  2. 4da8d4
  3. 5aa7ce
  4. 64a6c8
  5. 6ea5c2
  6. 77a4bc
  7. 7fa3b6
  8. 87a1b0
  9. 8fa0a9
  10. 969ea3

Questions about #3ea9da

What color is #3ea9da?

#3ea9da is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(62, 169, 218), in HSL hsl(198.85, 67.83%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.47% 0.11945 232.191).

What colors go well with #3ea9da?

The complementary color of #3ea9da is #d78653. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b2bd and #749ce7. The triadic partners are #d57ca4 and #9ea444.

Is white or black text more readable on #3ea9da?

Black text reads better on #3ea9da: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3ea9da a warm or cool color?

#3ea9da is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.119.