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#3f85ca color: Casting Sea

#3f85ca is rgb(63, 133, 202) in RGB and oklch(60.377% 0.12693 250.449) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

60.4%
0.127
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #3f85ca

#3f85ca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.4% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.88:1 contrast and black text 5.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Casting Sea (#4586c7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3f85ca mixed with white

  1. 3f85ca
  2. 5491d0
  3. 679ed6
  4. 7baadc
  5. 8db6e1
  6. a0c2e6
  7. b3ceec
  8. c6daf1
  9. d9e7f6
  10. ecf3fa

Darker: #3f85ca mixed with black

  1. 3f85ca
  2. 3573af
  3. 2c6195
  4. 23507c
  5. 1b4064
  6. 12304d
  7. 0a2137
  8. 041322
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3f85ca with less saturation

  1. 3f85ca
  2. 4885c3
  3. 5085bc
  4. 5785b5
  5. 5e85ae
  6. 6584a6
  7. 6b849f
  8. 718398
  9. 768390
  10. 7c8289

Questions about #3f85ca

What color is #3f85ca?

#3f85ca is bright blue. The closest named color is Casting Sea. In RGB it is rgb(63, 133, 202), in HSL hsl(209.78, 56.73%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.377% 0.12693 250.449).

What colors go well with #3f85ca?

The complementary color of #3f85ca is #b0720d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0091b6 and #7477cb. The triadic partners are #c05e6f and #679037.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f85ca?

White text reads better on #3f85ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and black gives 5.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f85ca a warm or cool color?

#3f85ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 60.4% and its chroma 0.127.