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#306cb1 color: Dover Straits

#306cb1 is rgb(48, 108, 177) in RGB and oklch(52.644% 0.12551 253.9) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

52.6%
0.126
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #306cb1

#306cb1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #306cb1 mixed with white

  1. 306cb1
  2. 467bb9
  3. 5a89c2
  4. 6e98ca
  5. 83a6d2
  6. 97b5da
  7. abc4e2
  8. c0d2e9
  9. d5e1f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #306cb1 mixed with black

  1. 306cb1
  2. 285d99
  3. 214e83
  4. 1a406c
  5. 133257
  6. 0c2542
  7. 06192f
  8. 030d1c
  9. 01040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #306cb1 with less saturation

  1. 306cb1
  2. 386caa
  3. 3f6da3
  4. 456d9d
  5. 4c6d96
  6. 516d8f
  7. 576d88
  8. 5c6c81
  9. 616c79
  10. 666b72

Questions about #306cb1

What color is #306cb1?

#306cb1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(48, 108, 177), in HSL hsl(212.09, 57.33%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.644% 0.12551 253.9).

What colors go well with #306cb1?

The complementary color of #306cb1 is #955d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789e and #635eb0. The triadic partners are #a64755 and #4b7a26.

Is white or black text more readable on #306cb1?

White text reads better on #306cb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #306cb1 a warm or cool color?

#306cb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.126.