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#3eaedb color: Highlighter Blue

#3eaedb is rgb(62, 174, 219) in RGB and oklch(70.684% 0.11832 228.939) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

70.7%
0.118
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3eaedb

#3eaedb is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Highlighter Blue (#3aafdc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3eaedb mixed with white

  1. 3eaedb
  2. 58b6df
  3. 6ebfe3
  4. 82c7e7
  5. 95cfea
  6. a7d7ee
  7. b9dff2
  8. cbe7f5
  9. dceff8
  10. eef7fc

Darker: #3eaedb mixed with black

  1. 3eaedb
  2. 3597be
  3. 2b80a2
  4. 236a87
  5. 1a556d
  6. 124154
  7. 0a2e3c
  8. 041c26
  9. 010b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3eaedb with less saturation

  1. 3eaedb
  2. 4eadd5
  3. 5bacd0
  4. 66abca
  5. 70a9c4
  6. 7aa8be
  7. 82a7b8
  8. 8aa5b2
  9. 92a4ac
  10. 99a2a6

Questions about #3eaedb

What color is #3eaedb?

#3eaedb is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Highlighter Blue. In RGB it is rgb(62, 174, 219), in HSL hsl(197.2, 68.56%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.684% 0.11832 228.939).

What colors go well with #3eaedb?

The complementary color of #3eaedb is #dc895b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #10b6bc and #73a1ea. The triadic partners are #d781ac and #a7a647.

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

Black text reads better on #3eaedb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3eaedb a warm or cool color?

#3eaedb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.118.