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#309edc color: Blue Damselfly

#309edc is rgb(48, 158, 220) in RGB and oklch(66.653% 0.13266 238.793) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

66.7%
0.133
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #309edc

#309edc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.7% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.98:1 contrast and black text 7.05:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Damselfly (#2fa1da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #309edc mixed with white

  1. 309edc
  2. 4da8e0
  3. 64b2e4
  4. 79bce8
  5. 8dc5ec
  6. a1cfef
  7. b4d9f3
  8. c7e2f6
  9. daecf9
  10. ecf6fc

Darker: #309edc mixed with black

  1. 309edc
  2. 2889bf
  3. 2174a3
  4. 1a6088
  5. 134d6e
  6. 0c3a54
  7. 06293c
  8. 031826
  9. 010911
  10. 000102

Calmer: #309edc with less saturation

  1. 309edc
  2. 419dd5
  3. 4f9dce
  4. 5a9cc7
  5. 649bc0
  6. 6e9ab9
  7. 7699b2
  8. 7e98aa
  9. 8697a3
  10. 8d959c

Questions about #309edc

What color is #309edc?

#309edc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Damselfly. In RGB it is rgb(48, 158, 220), in HSL hsl(201.63, 71.07%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.653% 0.13266 238.793).

What colors go well with #309edc?

The complementary color of #309edc is #cf7e35. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a9bf and #738fe6. The triadic partners are #d46f93 and #8c9f34.

Is white or black text more readable on #309edc?

Black text reads better on #309edc: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and black gives 7.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #309edc a warm or cool color?

#309edc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 66.7% and its chroma 0.133.