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#308bde color: Bleu de France

#308bde is rgb(48, 139, 222) in RGB and oklch(62.413% 0.15099 250.079) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

62.4%
0.151
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #308bde

#308bde is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.4% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #308bde mixed with white

  1. 308bde
  2. 4a97e2
  3. 60a3e6
  4. 75afea
  5. 89baee
  6. 9dc6f1
  7. b0d1f4
  8. c4ddf7
  9. d8e8fa
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #308bde mixed with black

  1. 308bde
  2. 2878c1
  3. 2166a5
  4. 1a5489
  5. 13436f
  6. 0c3255
  7. 06233d
  8. 031426
  9. 010712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308bde with less saturation

  1. 308bde
  2. 3e8bd6
  3. 498bcd
  4. 538cc5
  5. 5c8bbc
  6. 648bb4
  7. 6c8bab
  8. 738aa2
  9. 7a8999
  10. 818890

Questions about #308bde

What color is #308bde?

#308bde is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 139, 222), in HSL hsl(208.62, 72.5%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.413% 0.15099 250.079).

What colors go well with #308bde?

The complementary color of #308bde is #c07300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098bf and #777ae0. The triadic partners are #d15a72 and #689825.

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

White text reads better on #308bde: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308bde a warm or cool color?

#308bde is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.4% and its chroma 0.151.