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#308ee2 color: Bleu de France

#308ee2 is rgb(48, 142, 226) in RGB and oklch(63.322% 0.15293 249.726) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.3%
0.153
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #308ee2

#308ee2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.45:1 contrast and black text 6.09:1, 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: #308ee2 mixed with white

  1. 308ee2
  2. 4a9ae6
  3. 61a5e9
  4. 76b1ed
  5. 8abcf0
  6. 9dc8f3
  7. b1d3f6
  8. c4def9
  9. d8e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #308ee2 mixed with black

  1. 308ee2
  2. 287bc4
  3. 2168a8
  4. 1a568c
  5. 134471
  6. 0c3457
  7. 06243e
  8. 031527
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #308ee2 with less saturation

  1. 308ee2
  2. 3e8ed9
  3. 4a8ed1
  4. 548ec8
  5. 5d8ec0
  6. 668eb7
  7. 6e8dae
  8. 758da5
  9. 7c8c9c
  10. 838b93

Questions about #308ee2

What color is #308ee2?

#308ee2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 142, 226), in HSL hsl(208.31, 75.42%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.322% 0.15293 249.726).

What colors go well with #308ee2?

The complementary color of #308ee2 is #c47600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc2 and #797ce4. The triadic partners are #d55c75 and #6b9b26.

Is white or black text more readable on #308ee2?

White text reads better on #308ee2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and black gives 6.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308ee2 a warm or cool color?

#308ee2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.153.