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#3fa6e1 color: High Blue

#3fa6e1 is rgb(63, 166, 225) in RGB and oklch(69.136% 0.12736 238.004) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

69.1%
0.127
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #3fa6e1

#3fa6e1 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is High Blue (#4ca8e0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3fa6e1 mixed with white

  1. 3fa6e1
  2. 58afe5
  3. 6db8e8
  4. 81c1eb
  5. 94caef
  6. a6d3f2
  7. b8dcf5
  8. cae5f7
  9. dceefa
  10. edf6fd

Darker: #3fa6e1 mixed with black

  1. 3fa6e1
  2. 3590c4
  3. 2c7aa7
  4. 23658b
  5. 1b5170
  6. 123e56
  7. 0a2b3e
  8. 041a27
  9. 010a12
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3fa6e1 with less saturation

  1. 3fa6e1
  2. 4da5da
  3. 59a5d4
  4. 64a4cd
  5. 6ea3c6
  6. 76a2bf
  7. 7fa1b8
  8. 86a0b1
  9. 8e9eaa
  10. 959da3

Questions about #3fa6e1

What color is #3fa6e1?

#3fa6e1 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is High Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 166, 225), in HSL hsl(201.85, 72.97%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.136% 0.12736 238.004).

What colors go well with #3fa6e1?

The complementary color of #3fa6e1 is #d68644. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b1c5 and #7a98eb. The triadic partners are #da789b and #95a641.

Is white or black text more readable on #3fa6e1?

Black text reads better on #3fa6e1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3fa6e1 a warm or cool color?

#3fa6e1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 69.1% and its chroma 0.127.