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#308cde color: Bleu de France

#308cde is rgb(48, 140, 222) in RGB and oklch(62.638% 0.15001 249.596) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.6%
0.150
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #308cde

#308cde is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.93:1, 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: #308cde mixed with white

  1. 308cde
  2. 4a98e2
  3. 60a4e6
  4. 75afea
  5. 89bbee
  6. 9dc6f1
  7. b1d2f4
  8. c4ddf7
  9. d8e8fa
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #308cde mixed with black

  1. 308cde
  2. 2879c1
  3. 2167a5
  4. 1a5589
  5. 13436f
  6. 0c3355
  7. 06233d
  8. 031426
  9. 010712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308cde with less saturation

  1. 308cde
  2. 3e8cd6
  3. 498ccd
  4. 538cc5
  5. 5c8cbc
  6. 658cb4
  7. 6c8bab
  8. 748ba3
  9. 7b8a9a
  10. 818991

Questions about #308cde

What color is #308cde?

#308cde is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 140, 222), in HSL hsl(208.28, 72.5%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.638% 0.15001 249.596).

What colors go well with #308cde?

The complementary color of #308cde is #c07400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099bf and #777be0. The triadic partners are #d15b74 and #6a9926.

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

White text reads better on #308cde: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308cde a warm or cool color?

#308cde is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.15.