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#3faef1 color: Adamantine Blue

#3faef1 is rgb(63, 174, 241) in RGB and oklch(71.754% 0.13863 239.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

71.8%
0.139
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • sky-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #3faef1

#3faef1 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Adamantine Blue (#46adf9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-400.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #3faef1 mixed with white

  1. 3faef1
  2. 59b7f3
  3. 6ebff5
  4. 82c7f7
  5. 95cff8
  6. a7d8fa
  7. b9e0fb
  8. cbe8fc
  9. dceffd
  10. eef7fe

Darker: #3faef1 mixed with black

  1. 3faef1
  2. 3597d2
  3. 2c80b3
  4. 236a95
  5. 1b5579
  6. 12415d
  7. 0a2e43
  8. 041c2b
  9. 010b14
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3faef1 with less saturation

  1. 3faef1
  2. 4fadea
  3. 5cade2
  4. 68acda
  5. 72abd3
  6. 7caacb
  7. 85a9c3
  8. 8da8bc
  9. 95a7b4
  10. 9ca5ac

Questions about #3faef1

What color is #3faef1?

#3faef1 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Adamantine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(63, 174, 241), in HSL hsl(202.58, 86.41%, 59.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.754% 0.13863 239.725).

What colors go well with #3faef1?

The complementary color of #3faef1 is #e28d3e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00bad3 and #829efa. The triadic partners are #e87ca1 and #99b041.

Is white or black text more readable on #3faef1?

Black text reads better on #3faef1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3faef1 a warm or cool color?

#3faef1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.139.