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#308cdc color: Bleu de France

#308cdc is rgb(48, 140, 220) in RGB and oklch(62.522% 0.14758 249.032) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.5%
0.148
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #308cdc

#308cdc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.5% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.55:1 contrast and black text 5.91:1, 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: #308cdc mixed with white

  1. 308cdc
  2. 4a98e0
  3. 60a4e5
  4. 75afe9
  5. 89bbec
  6. 9dc6f0
  7. b1d2f3
  8. c4ddf7
  9. d8e8fa
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #308cdc mixed with black

  1. 308cdc
  2. 2879bf
  3. 2167a3
  4. 1a5588
  5. 13436e
  6. 0c3354
  7. 06233c
  8. 031426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308cdc with less saturation

  1. 308cdc
  2. 3e8cd4
  3. 498ccc
  4. 538cc3
  5. 5c8cbb
  6. 648cb3
  7. 6c8baa
  8. 738aa2
  9. 7a8a99
  10. 818990

Questions about #308cdc

What color is #308cdc?

#308cdc is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 140, 220), in HSL hsl(207.91, 71.07%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.522% 0.14758 249.032).

What colors go well with #308cdc?

The complementary color of #308cdc is #c07400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099be and #767bde. The triadic partners are #d05c75 and #6b9827.

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

White text reads better on #308cdc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308cdc a warm or cool color?

#308cdc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.5% and its chroma 0.148.