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#3fabe3 color: Thalassophile

#3fabe3 is rgb(63, 171, 227) in RGB and oklch(70.385% 0.12644 235.515) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

70.4%
0.126
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #3fabe3

#3fabe3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.15:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3fabe3 mixed with white

  1. 3fabe3
  2. 58b4e6
  3. 6ebcea
  4. 82c5ed
  5. 95cdf0
  6. a7d6f2
  7. b9def5
  8. cbe6f8
  9. dceffa
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #3fabe3 mixed with black

  1. 3fabe3
  2. 3594c5
  3. 2c7ea8
  4. 23688c
  5. 1b5471
  6. 124057
  7. 0a2d3f
  8. 041b27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3fabe3 with less saturation

  1. 3fabe3
  2. 4eaadc
  3. 5ba9d6
  4. 66a9cf
  5. 70a7c9
  6. 79a6c2
  7. 82a5bb
  8. 8aa4b4
  9. 91a2ad
  10. 98a1a6

Questions about #3fabe3

What color is #3fabe3?

#3fabe3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(63, 171, 227), in HSL hsl(200.49, 74.55%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.385% 0.12644 235.515).

What colors go well with #3fabe3?

The complementary color of #3fabe3 is #db894c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b5c5 and #7a9dee. The triadic partners are #dd7ca3 and #9da943.

Is white or black text more readable on #3fabe3?

Black text reads better on #3fabe3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3fabe3 a warm or cool color?

#3fabe3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.126.