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#036396 color: Craving Cobalt

#036396 is rgb(3, 99, 150) in RGB and oklch(47.844% 0.11182 241.705) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

47.8%
0.112
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #036396

#036396 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast and black text 3.23:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Craving Cobalt (#016496). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #036396 mixed with white

  1. 036396
  2. 2d72a1
  3. 4781ac
  4. 5e91b6
  5. 75a0c1
  6. 8cb0cb
  7. a2bfd6
  8. b9cfe0
  9. d0dfea
  10. e8eff5

Darker: #036396 mixed with black

  1. 036396
  2. 025582
  3. 02476e
  4. 013a5b
  5. 012e49
  6. 002137
  7. 001626
  8. 000b16
  9. 000308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #036396 with less saturation

  1. 036396
  2. 1a6390
  3. 27638b
  4. 316285
  5. 396280
  6. 40617a
  7. 476174
  8. 4d606f
  9. 525f69
  10. 585e63

Questions about #036396

What color is #036396?

#036396 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Craving Cobalt. In RGB it is rgb(3, 99, 150), in HSL hsl(200.82, 96.08%, 30%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.844% 0.11182 241.705).

What colors go well with #036396?

The complementary color of #036396 is #894c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b7e and #47579c. The triadic partners are #8e3e59 and #536609.

Is white or black text more readable on #036396?

White text reads better on #036396: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and black gives 3.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #036396 a warm or cool color?

#036396 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.112.