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#309fdb color: Blue Damselfly

#309fdb is rgb(48, 159, 219) in RGB and oklch(66.835% 0.13097 237.71) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

66.8%
0.131
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-500
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.95:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #309fdb

#309fdb is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.8% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.95:1 contrast and black text 7.11:1, 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: #309fdb mixed with white

  1. 309fdb
  2. 4da9df
  3. 64b3e3
  4. 7abce7
  5. 8ec6eb
  6. a1d0ef
  7. b4d9f2
  8. c7e3f6
  9. daecf9
  10. ecf6fc

Darker: #309fdb mixed with black

  1. 309fdb
  2. 288abe
  3. 2175a2
  4. 1a6187
  5. 134d6d
  6. 0c3b54
  7. 06293c
  8. 031826
  9. 010911
  10. 000102

Calmer: #309fdb with less saturation

  1. 309fdb
  2. 419ed4
  3. 4f9ecd
  4. 5b9dc6
  5. 659cbf
  6. 6e9bb9
  7. 779ab1
  8. 7f99aa
  9. 8697a3
  10. 8e969c

Questions about #309fdb

What color is #309fdb?

#309fdb is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Damselfly. In RGB it is rgb(48, 159, 219), in HSL hsl(201.05, 70.37%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.835% 0.13097 237.71).

What colors go well with #309fdb?

The complementary color of #309fdb is #d07e39. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00aabe and #7290e5. The triadic partners are #d37095 and #8e9f35.

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

Black text reads better on #309fdb: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and black gives 7.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #309fdb a warm or cool color?

#309fdb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 66.8% and its chroma 0.131.