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#3faeea color: Lynx Screen Blue

#3faeea is rgb(63, 174, 234) in RGB and oklch(71.411% 0.13155 236.758) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

71.4%
0.132
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.48:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #3faeea

#3faeea is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.45:1, 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: #3faeea mixed with white

  1. 3faeea
  2. 59b6ed
  3. 6ebfef
  4. 82c7f2
  5. 95cff4
  6. a7d7f6
  7. b9dff8
  8. cbe7fa
  9. dceffc
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #3faeea mixed with black

  1. 3faeea
  2. 3597cb
  3. 2c80ae
  4. 236a91
  5. 1b5575
  6. 12415a
  7. 0a2e41
  8. 041c29
  9. 010b13
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3faeea with less saturation

  1. 3faeea
  2. 4fade3
  3. 5caddc
  4. 67acd5
  5. 72abce
  6. 7baac7
  7. 84a8c0
  8. 8ca7b9
  9. 94a6b1
  10. 9ba4aa

Questions about #3faeea

What color is #3faeea?

#3faeea is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Lynx Screen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 174, 234), in HSL hsl(201.05, 80.28%, 58.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.411% 0.13155 236.758).

What colors go well with #3faeea?

The complementary color of #3faeea is #e08c49. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00b9cc and #7d9ff5. The triadic partners are #e37ea4 and #9ead43.

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

Black text reads better on #3faeea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and black gives 8.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3faeea a warm or cool color?

#3faeea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 71.4% and its chroma 0.132.