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#308ddd color: Bleu de France

#308ddd is rgb(48, 141, 221) in RGB and oklch(62.806% 0.14784 248.82) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.8%
0.148
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.51:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #308ddd

#308ddd is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.8% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.51:1 contrast and black text 5.98:1, 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: #308ddd mixed with white

  1. 308ddd
  2. 4a99e1
  3. 61a5e5
  4. 75b0e9
  5. 8abbed
  6. 9dc7f1
  7. b1d2f4
  8. c4ddf7
  9. d8e9fa
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #308ddd mixed with black

  1. 308ddd
  2. 287ac0
  3. 2167a4
  4. 1a5588
  5. 13446e
  6. 0c3355
  7. 06233d
  8. 031426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308ddd with less saturation

  1. 308ddd
  2. 3e8dd5
  3. 4a8dcd
  4. 548dc4
  5. 5d8dbc
  6. 658db4
  7. 6d8cab
  8. 748ba3
  9. 7b8a9a
  10. 828a91

Questions about #308ddd

What color is #308ddd?

#308ddd is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 141, 221), in HSL hsl(207.75, 71.78%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.806% 0.14784 248.82).

What colors go well with #308ddd?

The complementary color of #308ddd is #c17400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009abf and #777ce0. The triadic partners are #d15d76 and #6d9927.

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

White text reads better on #308ddd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and black gives 5.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308ddd a warm or cool color?

#308ddd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.8% and its chroma 0.148.