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#4290cc color: Magical Merlin

#4290cc is rgb(66, 144, 204) in RGB and oklch(63.11% 0.11862 244.605) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

63.1%
0.119
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #4290cc

#4290cc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.1% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.45:1 contrast and black text 6.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3d8ed0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #4290cc mixed with white

  1. 4290cc
  2. 579bd2
  3. 6ba6d7
  4. 7eb1dd
  5. 91bce2
  6. a3c8e7
  7. b5d3ec
  8. c8def1
  9. dae9f6
  10. ecf4fa

Darker: #4290cc mixed with black

  1. 4290cc
  2. 387db1
  3. 2f6a97
  4. 25577e
  5. 1c4565
  6. 14344e
  7. 0b2437
  8. 051522
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4290cc with less saturation

  1. 4290cc
  2. 4c90c6
  3. 558fbf
  4. 5d8fb9
  5. 648eb2
  6. 6b8eab
  7. 728da5
  8. 788c9e
  9. 7e8b97
  10. 848a90

Questions about #4290cc

What color is #4290cc?

#4290cc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Magical Merlin. In RGB it is rgb(66, 144, 204), in HSL hsl(206.09, 57.5%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.11% 0.11862 244.605).

What colors go well with #4290cc?

The complementary color of #4290cc is #ba7931. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bb6 and #7483d1. The triadic partners are #c46980 and #7a963f.

Is white or black text more readable on #4290cc?

White text reads better on #4290cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and black gives 6.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4290cc a warm or cool color?

#4290cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 63.1% and its chroma 0.119.