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#308ee0 color: Bleu de France

#308ee0 is rgb(48, 142, 224) in RGB and oklch(63.205% 0.15051 249.178) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.2%
0.151
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #308ee0

#308ee0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, 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: #308ee0 mixed with white

  1. 308ee0
  2. 4a9ae4
  3. 61a5e8
  4. 76b1eb
  5. 8abcef
  6. 9dc7f2
  7. b1d3f5
  8. c4def8
  9. d8e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #308ee0 mixed with black

  1. 308ee0
  2. 287bc3
  3. 2168a6
  4. 1a568a
  5. 134470
  6. 0c3456
  7. 06243e
  8. 031527
  9. 010712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #308ee0 with less saturation

  1. 308ee0
  2. 3e8ed8
  3. 4a8ecf
  4. 548ec7
  5. 5d8ebe
  6. 668eb6
  7. 6e8dad
  8. 758da5
  9. 7c8c9c
  10. 838b93

Questions about #308ee0

What color is #308ee0?

#308ee0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 142, 224), in HSL hsl(207.95, 73.95%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.205% 0.15051 249.178).

What colors go well with #308ee0?

The complementary color of #308ee0 is #c37500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bc1 and #787de2. The triadic partners are #d35d76 and #6c9a27.

Is white or black text more readable on #308ee0?

White text reads better on #308ee0: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308ee0 a warm or cool color?

#308ee0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.151.