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#308fe3 color: Bleu de France

#308fe3 is rgb(48, 143, 227) in RGB and oklch(63.605% 0.15318 249.522) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.6%
0.153
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #308fe3

#308fe3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.16:1, 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: #308fe3 mixed with white

  1. 308fe3
  2. 4a9be7
  3. 61a6ea
  4. 76b2ee
  5. 8abdf1
  6. 9ec8f4
  7. b1d3f6
  8. c5def9
  9. d8e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #308fe3 mixed with black

  1. 308fe3
  2. 287cc5
  3. 2169a8
  4. 1a578c
  5. 134571
  6. 0c3457
  7. 06243f
  8. 031527
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #308fe3 with less saturation

  1. 308fe3
  2. 3f8fda
  3. 4a8fd2
  4. 558fc9
  5. 5e8fc1
  6. 668fb8
  7. 6e8eaf
  8. 768ea6
  9. 7d8d9d
  10. 848c94

Questions about #308fe3

What color is #308fe3?

#308fe3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(48, 143, 227), in HSL hsl(208.16, 76.17%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.605% 0.15318 249.522).

What colors go well with #308fe3?

The complementary color of #308fe3 is #c57600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc3 and #7a7de5. The triadic partners are #d65d76 and #6c9c26.

Is white or black text more readable on #308fe3?

White text reads better on #308fe3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #308fe3 a warm or cool color?

#308fe3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.153.