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#308bc5 color: Ticino Blue

#308bc5 is rgb(48, 139, 197) in RGB and oklch(61.016% 0.1216 241.247) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61%
0.122
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 23%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.73:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #308bc5

#308bc5 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.73:1 contrast and black text 5.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ticino Blue (#268bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #308bc5 mixed with white

  1. 308bc5
  2. 4a97cb
  3. 60a2d2
  4. 75aed8
  5. 89b9de
  6. 9dc5e4
  7. b1d1e9
  8. c4dcef
  9. d8e8f4
  10. ebf3fa

Darker: #308bc5 mixed with black

  1. 308bc5
  2. 2878ab
  3. 216692
  4. 1a5479
  5. 134361
  6. 0c324b
  7. 062335
  8. 031421
  9. 01070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308bc5 with less saturation

  1. 308bc5
  2. 3d8bbf
  3. 488ab8
  4. 528ab2
  5. 5a89ab
  6. 6288a5
  7. 69879e
  8. 708698
  9. 778591
  10. 7d848a

Questions about #308bc5

What color is #308bc5?

#308bc5 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(48, 139, 197), in HSL hsl(203.36, 60.82%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.016% 0.1216 241.247).

What colors go well with #308bc5?

The complementary color of #308bc5 is #b7702a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0096ad and #697ecc. The triadic partners are #bd617e and #788e30.

Is white or black text more readable on #308bc5?

White text reads better on #308bc5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and black gives 5.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308bc5 a warm or cool color?

#308bc5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 61% and its chroma 0.122.