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#3f5aa2 color: Blue Dahlia

#3f5aa2 is rgb(63, 90, 162) in RGB and oklch(48.334% 0.12017 266.496) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

48.3%
0.120
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #3f5aa2

#3f5aa2 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.57:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dahlia (#415e9c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3f5aa2 mixed with white

  1. 3f5aa2
  2. 506aac
  3. 627ab6
  4. 748abf
  5. 879bc9
  6. 9aabd2
  7. adbbdb
  8. c1cce5
  9. d6dded
  10. eaeef6

Darker: #3f5aa2 mixed with black

  1. 3f5aa2
  2. 354d8c
  3. 2c4177
  4. 233563
  5. 1b294f
  6. 121e3c
  7. 0a132a
  8. 040919
  9. 01030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3f5aa2 with less saturation

  1. 3f5aa2
  2. 425b9b
  3. 455c95
  4. 495d8e
  5. 4c5d88
  6. 4f5e81
  7. 525e7a
  8. 555e74
  9. 585e6d
  10. 5b5e66

Questions about #3f5aa2

What color is #3f5aa2?

#3f5aa2 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(63, 90, 162), in HSL hsl(223.64, 44%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.334% 0.12017 266.496).

What colors go well with #3f5aa2?

The complementary color of #3f5aa2 is #7b5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006799 and #664d9a. The triadic partners are #973e38 and #257032.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f5aa2?

White text reads better on #3f5aa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f5aa2 a warm or cool color?

#3f5aa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.12.