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#3faee6 color: Lynx Screen Blue

#3faee6 is rgb(63, 174, 230) in RGB and oklch(71.22% 0.12769 234.894) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

71.2%
0.128
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.50:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #3faee6

#3faee6 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.5:1 contrast and black text 8.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue (#2cb1eb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3faee6 mixed with white

  1. 3faee6
  2. 59b6e9
  3. 6ebfec
  4. 82c7ef
  5. 95cff1
  6. a7d7f4
  7. b9dff6
  8. cbe7f9
  9. dceffb
  10. eef7fd

Darker: #3faee6 mixed with black

  1. 3faee6
  2. 3597c8
  3. 2c80ab
  4. 236a8e
  5. 1b5573
  6. 124159
  7. 0a2e40
  8. 041c28
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3faee6 with less saturation

  1. 3faee6
  2. 4faddf
  3. 5cacd9
  4. 67abd2
  5. 71aacb
  6. 7ba9c5
  7. 84a8be
  8. 8ca7b7
  9. 93a5b0
  10. 9ba4a9

Questions about #3faee6

What color is #3faee6?

#3faee6 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 174, 230), in HSL hsl(200.12, 76.96%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.22% 0.12769 234.894).

What colors go well with #3faee6?

The complementary color of #3faee6 is #df8b4e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b8c8 and #7ba0f2. The triadic partners are #e07fa6 and #a0ab44.

Is white or black text more readable on #3faee6?

Black text reads better on #3faee6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and black gives 8.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3faee6 a warm or cool color?

#3faee6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.128.