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#3f80d2 color: Soothing Sapphire

#3f80d2 is rgb(63, 128, 210) in RGB and oklch(59.718% 0.14221 255.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

59.7%
0.142
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.02:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #3f80d2

#3f80d2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.7% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.02:1 contrast and black text 5.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3f80d2 mixed with white

  1. 3f80d2
  2. 538dd7
  3. 679add
  4. 7aa7e2
  5. 8cb3e6
  6. 9fc0eb
  7. b2cdef
  8. c5d9f4
  9. d8e6f8
  10. ecf2fb

Darker: #3f80d2 mixed with black

  1. 3f80d2
  2. 356eb6
  3. 2c5d9b
  4. 234d81
  5. 1b3d68
  6. 122e50
  7. 0a1f39
  8. 041224
  9. 010610
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3f80d2 with less saturation

  1. 3f80d2
  2. 4781ca
  3. 4f81c2
  4. 5681ba
  5. 5c81b2
  6. 6381aa
  7. 6981a1
  8. 6f8199
  9. 748191
  10. 7a8088

Questions about #3f80d2

What color is #3f80d2?

#3f80d2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(63, 128, 210), in HSL hsl(213.47, 62.03%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.718% 0.14221 255.476).

What colors go well with #3f80d2?

The complementary color of #3f80d2 is #af7000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ebc and #7970d0. The triadic partners are #c55663 and #579132.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f80d2?

White text reads better on #3f80d2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and black gives 5.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f80d2 a warm or cool color?

#3f80d2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 59.7% and its chroma 0.142.