#308bd8 color: Magical Merlin
#308bd8 is rgb(48, 139, 216) in RGB and oklch(62.064% 0.1437 248.361) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Medium
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- sky-600
- Black 15%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #308bd8
#308bd8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 248°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.61:1 contrast and black text 5.81:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3d8ed0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.
Lighter: #308bd8 mixed with white
Darker: #308bd8 mixed with black
Calmer: #308bd8 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #308bd8
Questions about #308bd8
What color is #308bd8?
#308bd8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Magical Merlin. In RGB it is rgb(48, 139, 216), in HSL hsl(207.5, 68.29%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.064% 0.1437 248.361).
What colors go well with #308bd8?
The complementary color of #308bd8 is #bd7300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098bb and #747bdb. The triadic partners are #cc5c75 and #6c9628.
Is white or black text more readable on #308bd8?
White text reads better on #308bd8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and black gives 5.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #308bd8 a warm or cool color?
#308bd8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.144.