Skip to the color picker

#308cdd color: Bleu de France

#308cdd is rgb(48, 140, 221) in RGB and oklch(62.58% 0.1488 249.317) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

208°
100%

62.6%
0.149
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #308cdd

#308cdd is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.149 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 5.92:1, 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: #308cdd mixed with white

  1. 308cdd
  2. 4a98e1
  3. 60a4e5
  4. 75afe9
  5. 89bbed
  6. 9dc6f1
  7. b1d2f4
  8. c4ddf7
  9. d8e8fa
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #308cdd mixed with black

  1. 308cdd
  2. 2879c0
  3. 2167a4
  4. 1a5588
  5. 13436e
  6. 0c3355
  7. 06233d
  8. 031426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308cdd with less saturation

  1. 308cdd
  2. 3e8cd5
  3. 498ccc
  4. 538cc4
  5. 5c8cbc
  6. 648cb3
  7. 6c8bab
  8. 748ba2
  9. 7b8a9a
  10. 818991

Questions about #308cdd

What color is #308cdd?

#308cdd is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 140, 221), in HSL hsl(208.09, 71.78%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.58% 0.1488 249.317).

What colors go well with #308cdd?

The complementary color of #308cdd is #c07400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099bf and #777bdf. The triadic partners are #d05c74 and #6b9827.

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

White text reads better on #308cdd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308cdd a warm or cool color?

#308cdd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.149.