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#3f90cc color: Magical Merlin

#3f90cc is rgb(63, 144, 204) in RGB and oklch(63.005% 0.1199 243.891) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

63%
0.120
244°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #3f90cc

#3f90cc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 244°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3d8ed0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3f90cc mixed with white

  1. 3f90cc
  2. 559bd2
  3. 69a6d7
  4. 7db1dd
  5. 8fbde2
  6. a2c8e7
  7. b5d3ec
  8. c7def1
  9. dae9f6
  10. ecf4fa

Darker: #3f90cc mixed with black

  1. 3f90cc
  2. 357db1
  3. 2c6a97
  4. 23577e
  5. 1b4565
  6. 12344e
  7. 0a2437
  8. 041522
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3f90cc with less saturation

  1. 3f90cc
  2. 4a90c6
  3. 538fbf
  4. 5b8fb8
  5. 638eb2
  6. 6a8eab
  7. 718da5
  8. 778c9e
  9. 7d8b97
  10. 838a90

Questions about #3f90cc

What color is #3f90cc?

#3f90cc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Magical Merlin. In RGB it is rgb(63, 144, 204), in HSL hsl(205.53, 58.02%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.005% 0.1199 243.891).

What colors go well with #3f90cc?

The complementary color of #3f90cc is #bb7830. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bb5 and #7383d1. The triadic partners are #c46881 and #7a953c.

Is white or black text more readable on #3f90cc?

White text reads better on #3f90cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3f90cc a warm or cool color?

#3f90cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 244 degrees, its lightness 63% and its chroma 0.12.