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#3fa7dd color: Thalassophile

#3fa7dd is rgb(63, 167, 221) in RGB and oklch(69.173% 0.12283 235.391) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

69.2%
0.123
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.78:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #3fa7dd

#3fa7dd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.7:1 contrast and black text 7.78:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Thalassophile (#44aadd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3fa7dd mixed with white

  1. 3fa7dd
  2. 58b0e1
  3. 6db9e5
  4. 81c2e8
  5. 94cbec
  6. a6d4ef
  7. b8dcf3
  8. cae5f6
  9. dceef9
  10. edf6fc

Darker: #3fa7dd mixed with black

  1. 3fa7dd
  2. 3591c0
  3. 2c7ba4
  4. 236688
  5. 1b526e
  6. 123e55
  7. 0a2c3d
  8. 041a26
  9. 010a11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3fa7dd with less saturation

  1. 3fa7dd
  2. 4ea6d7
  3. 5aa5d0
  4. 64a5ca
  5. 6ea4c3
  6. 77a2bd
  7. 7fa1b6
  8. 87a0b0
  9. 8e9fa9
  10. 959da3

Questions about #3fa7dd

What color is #3fa7dd?

#3fa7dd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(63, 167, 221), in HSL hsl(200.51, 69.91%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.173% 0.12283 235.391).

What colors go well with #3fa7dd?

The complementary color of #3fa7dd is #d6864b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b1c0 and #7799e8. The triadic partners are #d77a9f and #99a543.

Is white or black text more readable on #3fa7dd?

Black text reads better on #3fa7dd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and black gives 7.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3fa7dd a warm or cool color?

#3fa7dd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.123.