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#308ce0 color: Bleu de France

#308ce0 is rgb(48, 140, 224) in RGB and oklch(62.756% 0.15245 250.137) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

62.8%
0.152
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #308ce0

#308ce0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.8% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.53:1 contrast and black text 5.95:1, 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: #308ce0 mixed with white

  1. 308ce0
  2. 4a98e4
  3. 60a4e8
  4. 75afec
  5. 89bbef
  6. 9dc6f2
  7. b1d2f5
  8. c4ddf8
  9. d8e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #308ce0 mixed with black

  1. 308ce0
  2. 2879c3
  3. 2167a6
  4. 1a558a
  5. 134370
  6. 0c3356
  7. 06233e
  8. 031427
  9. 010712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308ce0 with less saturation

  1. 308ce0
  2. 3e8cd8
  3. 498dcf
  4. 538dc6
  5. 5c8cbe
  6. 658cb5
  7. 6d8cac
  8. 748ba4
  9. 7b8a9b
  10. 828992

Questions about #308ce0

What color is #308ce0?

#308ce0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 140, 224), in HSL hsl(208.64, 73.95%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.756% 0.15245 250.137).

What colors go well with #308ce0?

The complementary color of #308ce0 is #c17400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ac0 and #787be2. The triadic partners are #d35b73 and #699a25.

Is white or black text more readable on #308ce0?

White text reads better on #308ce0: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and black gives 5.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308ce0 a warm or cool color?

#308ce0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.8% and its chroma 0.152.