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#3f80a2 color: Cendre Blue

#3f80a2 is rgb(63, 128, 162) in RGB and oklch(57.152% 0.08454 233.759) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

57.2%
0.085
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.36:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #3f80a2

#3f80a2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.36:1 contrast and black text 4.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cendre Blue (#3e7fa5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3f80a2 mixed with white

  1. 3f80a2
  2. 538cab
  3. 6799b5
  4. 7aa5be
  5. 8db2c7
  6. 9fbed0
  7. b2cbda
  8. c5d8e3
  9. d8e5ec
  10. ecf2f6

Darker: #3f80a2 mixed with black

  1. 3f80a2
  2. 356e8c
  3. 2c5d77
  4. 234d63
  5. 1b3d4f
  6. 122e3c
  7. 0a1f2a
  8. 041219
  9. 01060a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #3f80a2 with less saturation

  1. 3f80a2
  2. 477f9e
  3. 4e7f9a
  4. 547e96
  5. 5a7d91
  6. 5f7c8d
  7. 657c89
  8. 6a7b85
  9. 6f7a80
  10. 73797c

Questions about #3f80a2

What color is #3f80a2?

#3f80a2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Cendre Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 128, 162), in HSL hsl(200.61, 44%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.152% 0.08454 233.759).

What colors go well with #3f80a2?

The complementary color of #3f80a2 is #9f6a46. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2a868e and #5e77aa. The triadic partners are #9f627b and #777d40.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f80a2?

White text reads better on #3f80a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and black gives 4.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f80a2 a warm or cool color?

#3f80a2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.085.