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#3f89ca color: Casting Sea

#3f89ca is rgb(63, 137, 202) in RGB and oklch(61.29% 0.1233 247.882) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

61.3%
0.123
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.72:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #3f89ca

#3f89ca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.3% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.72:1 contrast and black text 5.64:1, 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: #3f89ca mixed with white

  1. 3f89ca
  2. 5495d0
  3. 68a1d6
  4. 7baddb
  5. 8eb8e1
  6. a1c4e6
  7. b4d0eb
  8. c6dcf1
  9. d9e7f6
  10. ecf3fa

Darker: #3f89ca mixed with black

  1. 3f89ca
  2. 3576af
  3. 2c6495
  4. 23537c
  5. 1b4264
  6. 12314d
  7. 0a2237
  8. 041422
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3f89ca with less saturation

  1. 3f89ca
  2. 4889c3
  3. 5189bc
  4. 5989b6
  5. 6088af
  6. 6688a8
  7. 6d87a1
  8. 73869a
  9. 798693
  10. 7e858b

Questions about #3f89ca

What color is #3f89ca?

#3f89ca is bright blue. The closest named color is Casting Sea. In RGB it is rgb(63, 137, 202), in HSL hsl(208.06, 56.73%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.29% 0.1233 247.882).

What colors go well with #3f89ca?

The complementary color of #3f89ca is #b4741f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0095b5 and #737bcd. The triadic partners are #c16276 and #6f9239.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f89ca?

White text reads better on #3f89ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and black gives 5.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f89ca a warm or cool color?

#3f89ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 61.3% and its chroma 0.123.