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#3f73ca color: Fading Night

#3f73ca is rgb(63, 115, 202) in RGB and oklch(56.372% 0.146 260.083) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

56.4%
0.146
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #3f73ca

#3f73ca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3f73ca mixed with white

  1. 3f73ca
  2. 5281d0
  3. 658fd6
  4. 779ddc
  5. 8aabe2
  6. 9db9e7
  7. b0c7ed
  8. c4d5f1
  9. d7e3f6
  10. ebf1fb

Darker: #3f73ca mixed with black

  1. 3f73ca
  2. 3563af
  3. 2c5495
  4. 23457c
  5. 1b3664
  6. 12284d
  7. 0a1b37
  8. 040f22
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3f73ca with less saturation

  1. 3f73ca
  2. 4574c2
  3. 4b75ba
  4. 5175b1
  5. 5776a9
  6. 5c76a1
  7. 627698
  8. 677690
  9. 6c7687
  10. 71767e

Questions about #3f73ca

What color is #3f73ca?

#3f73ca is soft blue. The closest named color is Fading Night. In RGB it is rgb(63, 115, 202), in HSL hsl(217.55, 56.73%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.372% 0.146 260.083).

What colors go well with #3f73ca?

The complementary color of #3f73ca is #9e6a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0082b5 and #7663c4. The triadic partners are #bc4b51 and #40892e.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f73ca?

White text reads better on #3f73ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f73ca a warm or cool color?

#3f73ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.146.