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#3fadea color: Lynx Screen Blue

#3fadea is rgb(63, 173, 234) in RGB and oklch(71.182% 0.13215 237.409) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

71.2%
0.132
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3fadea

#3fadea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.51:1 contrast and black text 8.38:1, 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: #3fadea mixed with white

  1. 3fadea
  2. 59b6ed
  3. 6ebeef
  4. 82c6f2
  5. 95cff4
  6. a7d7f6
  7. b9dff8
  8. cbe7fa
  9. dceffc
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #3fadea mixed with black

  1. 3fadea
  2. 3596cb
  3. 2c7fae
  4. 236a91
  5. 1b5575
  6. 12415a
  7. 0a2d41
  8. 041b29
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3fadea with less saturation

  1. 3fadea
  2. 4face3
  3. 5cacdc
  4. 67abd5
  5. 71aace
  6. 7ba9c7
  7. 83a8bf
  8. 8ca6b8
  9. 93a5b1
  10. 9ba3a9

Questions about #3fadea

What color is #3fadea?

#3fadea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 173, 234), in HSL hsl(201.4, 80.28%, 58.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.182% 0.13215 237.409).

What colors go well with #3fadea?

The complementary color of #3fadea is #df8b47. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8cc and #7e9ef5. The triadic partners are #e37da3 and #9cad42.

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

Black text reads better on #3fadea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and black gives 8.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3fadea a warm or cool color?

#3fadea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.132.