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#3f71b2 color: Wide Sky

#3f71b2 is rgb(63, 113, 178) in RGB and oklch(54.461% 0.11572 255.741) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

54.5%
0.116
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #3f71b2

#3f71b2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.5% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.98:1 contrast and black text 4.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wide Sky (#416faf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3f71b2 mixed with white

  1. 3f71b2
  2. 527fba
  3. 658dc2
  4. 779bca
  5. 8aa9d2
  6. 9db7da
  7. b0c5e2
  8. c4d4e9
  9. d7e2f1
  10. ebf0f8

Darker: #3f71b2 mixed with black

  1. 3f71b2
  2. 35619a
  3. 2c5283
  4. 23436d
  5. 1b3557
  6. 122743
  7. 0a1a2f
  8. 040e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #3f71b2 with less saturation

  1. 3f71b2
  2. 4571ac
  3. 4a72a5
  4. 50729f
  5. 557298
  6. 5a7292
  7. 5e728b
  8. 637184
  9. 67717e
  10. 6c7077

Questions about #3f71b2

What color is #3f71b2?

#3f71b2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Wide Sky. In RGB it is rgb(63, 113, 178), in HSL hsl(213.91, 47.72%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.461% 0.11572 255.741).

What colors go well with #3f71b2?

The complementary color of #3f71b2 is #966500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007ca3 and #6b64b0. The triadic partners are #a85159 and #507f36.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f71b2?

White text reads better on #3f71b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and black gives 4.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f71b2 a warm or cool color?

#3f71b2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 54.5% and its chroma 0.116.