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#3f74cb color: Fading Night

#3f74cb is rgb(63, 116, 203) in RGB and oklch(56.653% 0.1462 259.8) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

56.7%
0.146
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #3f74cb

#3f74cb is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.7% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.59:1 contrast and black text 4.57:1, 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: #3f74cb mixed with white

  1. 3f74cb
  2. 5282d1
  3. 6590d7
  4. 779edd
  5. 8aace2
  6. 9dbae8
  7. b0c8ed
  8. c4d5f2
  9. d7e3f6
  10. ebf1fb

Darker: #3f74cb mixed with black

  1. 3f74cb
  2. 3564b0
  3. 2c5496
  4. 23457d
  5. 1b3765
  6. 12294d
  7. 0a1b37
  8. 040f22
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3f74cb with less saturation

  1. 3f74cb
  2. 4675c3
  3. 4c76bb
  4. 5276b2
  5. 5777aa
  6. 5d77a2
  7. 627799
  8. 677791
  9. 6c7788
  10. 71777f

Questions about #3f74cb

What color is #3f74cb?

#3f74cb is soft blue. The closest named color is Fading Night. In RGB it is rgb(63, 116, 203), in HSL hsl(217.29, 57.38%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.653% 0.1462 259.8).

What colors go well with #3f74cb?

The complementary color of #3f74cb is #a06b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0083b6 and #7764c5. The triadic partners are #bd4c52 and #418a2f.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f74cb?

White text reads better on #3f74cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and black gives 4.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f74cb a warm or cool color?

#3f74cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 56.7% and its chroma 0.146.