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#3facea color: Lynx Screen Blue

#3facea is rgb(63, 172, 234) in RGB and oklch(70.953% 0.13276 238.055) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

71%
0.133
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.53:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3facea

#3facea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 contrast and black text 8.3:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue (#2cb1eb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3facea mixed with white

  1. 3facea
  2. 58b5ed
  3. 6ebdef
  4. 82c6f2
  5. 95cef4
  6. a7d6f6
  7. b9dff8
  8. cbe7fa
  9. dceffc
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #3facea mixed with black

  1. 3facea
  2. 3595cb
  3. 2c7fae
  4. 236991
  5. 1b5475
  6. 12405a
  7. 0a2d41
  8. 041b29
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3facea with less saturation

  1. 3facea
  2. 4fabe3
  3. 5babdc
  4. 67aad5
  5. 71a9ce
  6. 7aa8c6
  7. 83a7bf
  8. 8ba6b8
  9. 93a4b0
  10. 9aa3a9

Questions about #3facea

What color is #3facea?

#3facea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 172, 234), in HSL hsl(201.75, 80.28%, 58.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.953% 0.13276 238.055).

What colors go well with #3facea?

The complementary color of #3facea is #de8a44. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7cc and #7e9df4. The triadic partners are #e27ca1 and #9aac42.

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

Black text reads better on #3facea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and black gives 8.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3facea a warm or cool color?

#3facea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 71% and its chroma 0.133.