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#3f6199 color: Bright Cobalt

#3f6199 is rgb(63, 97, 153) in RGB and oklch(49.346% 0.09858 259.931) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

49.3%
0.099
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #3f6199

#3f6199 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.21:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bright Cobalt (#3c6098). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3f6199 mixed with white

  1. 3f6199
  2. 5170a3
  3. 637fae
  4. 758fb8
  5. 889ec3
  6. 9baecd
  7. aebed7
  8. c2cee1
  9. d6deeb
  10. eaeef5

Darker: #3f6199 mixed with black

  1. 3f6199
  2. 355384
  3. 2c4670
  4. 23395d
  5. 1b2d4a
  6. 122138
  7. 0a1527
  8. 040b17
  9. 010308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3f6199 with less saturation

  1. 3f6199
  2. 436194
  3. 46628e
  4. 4a6289
  5. 4e6283
  6. 51627e
  7. 546278
  8. 586273
  9. 5b626d
  10. 5e6267

Questions about #3f6199

What color is #3f6199?

#3f6199 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Bright Cobalt. In RGB it is rgb(63, 97, 153), in HSL hsl(217.33, 41.67%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.346% 0.09858 259.931).

What colors go well with #3f6199?

The complementary color of #3f6199 is #7e5a0a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b8e and #615795. The triadic partners are #91484a and #416f37.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f6199?

White text reads better on #3f6199: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f6199 a warm or cool color?

#3f6199 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.099.