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#3fade3 color: Thalassophile

#3fade3 is rgb(63, 173, 227) in RGB and oklch(70.847% 0.12539 234.118) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

70.8%
0.125
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 11%

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 #3fade3

#3fade3 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 234°.

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

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3fade3 mixed with white

  1. 3fade3
  2. 59b5e6
  3. 6ebee9
  4. 82c6ed
  5. 95cef0
  6. a7d7f2
  7. b9dff5
  8. cbe7f8
  9. dceffa
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #3fade3 mixed with black

  1. 3fade3
  2. 3596c5
  3. 2c7fa8
  4. 236a8c
  5. 1b5571
  6. 124157
  7. 0a2d3f
  8. 041b27
  9. 010b12
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3fade3 with less saturation

  1. 3fade3
  2. 4facdd
  3. 5cabd6
  4. 67aad0
  5. 71a9c9
  6. 7aa8c3
  7. 83a7bc
  8. 8ba5b5
  9. 92a4af
  10. 9aa2a8

Questions about #3fade3

What color is #3fade3?

#3fade3 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Thalassophile. In RGB it is rgb(63, 173, 227), in HSL hsl(199.76, 74.55%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.847% 0.12539 234.118).

What colors go well with #3fade3?

The complementary color of #3fade3 is #dd8a50. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b7c5 and #799fef. The triadic partners are #dd7ea6 and #a0aa45.

Is white or black text more readable on #3fade3?

Black text reads better on #3fade3: 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 #3fade3 a warm or cool color?

#3fade3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.125.