Close to Blue Gray
#3FA4ED
#3FA4ED is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 24.7% red, 64.3% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 83% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #3FA4ED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.71:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.74:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.71:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.74:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #3FA4ED as they’d see it.
#3FA4ED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Brands with a similar color
Brand names identify the brands only; no affiliation. Test yourself in Brand Colors.
Questions about #3FA4ED
What color is #3FA4ED?
#3FA4ED is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 24.7% red, 64.3% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 205°, with 83% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #3FA4ED in RGB?
#3FA4ED is rgb(63, 164, 237): 63 red, 164 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #3FA4ED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(73, 31, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #3FA4ED?
PANTONE 7457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #3FA4ED?
Its complement #D78C59 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.