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#3faed7 color: Highlighter Blue

#3faed7 is rgb(63, 174, 215) in RGB and oklch(70.532% 0.11471 226.697) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

70.5%
0.115
227°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.55:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #3faed7

#3faed7 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 227°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.55:1 contrast and black text 8.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Highlighter Blue (#3aafdc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3faed7 mixed with white

  1. 3faed7
  2. 59b6db
  3. 6ebfe0
  4. 82c7e4
  5. 95cfe8
  6. a7d7ec
  7. b9dff0
  8. cbe7f4
  9. dceff8
  10. eef7fb

Darker: #3faed7 mixed with black

  1. 3faed7
  2. 3597bb
  3. 2c809f
  4. 236a85
  5. 1b556b
  6. 124152
  7. 0a2e3b
  8. 041c25
  9. 010b11
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3faed7 with less saturation

  1. 3faed7
  2. 4fadd2
  3. 5caccc
  4. 67abc7
  5. 71a9c1
  6. 7aa8bc
  7. 82a6b6
  8. 8aa5b1
  9. 92a3ab
  10. 99a2a6

Questions about #3faed7

What color is #3faed7?

#3faed7 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Highlighter Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 174, 215), in HSL hsl(196.18, 65.52%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.532% 0.11471 226.697).

What colors go well with #3faed7?

The complementary color of #3faed7 is #da8960. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20b6b8 and #70a2e7. The triadic partners are #d482ae and #a9a548.

Is white or black text more readable on #3faed7?

Black text reads better on #3faed7: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and black gives 8.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3faed7 a warm or cool color?

#3faed7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 227 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.115.