Skip to the color picker

#3151a6 color: Dazzling Blue

#3151a6 is rgb(49, 81, 166) in RGB and oklch(45.926% 0.1421 265.572) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

224°
100%

45.9%
0.142
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc 19

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #3151a6

#3151a6 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.9% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.35:1 contrast and black text 2.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dazzling Blue (#3850a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3151a6 mixed with white

  1. 3151a6
  2. 4363b0
  3. 5674ba
  4. 6a85c3
  5. 7e96cc
  6. 92a7d5
  7. a7b9de
  8. bdcae7
  9. d2dbef
  10. e8edf7

Darker: #3151a6 mixed with black

  1. 3151a6
  2. 294590
  3. 223a7a
  4. 1a2f65
  5. 132451
  6. 0c1a3e
  7. 06102b
  8. 03071a
  9. 01020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3151a6 with less saturation

  1. 3151a6
  2. 35539e
  3. 395497
  4. 3d558f
  5. 415688
  6. 455780
  7. 495778
  8. 4c5870
  9. 505868
  10. 545860

Questions about #3151a6

What color is #3151a6?

#3151a6 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(49, 81, 166), in HSL hsl(223.59, 54.42%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.926% 0.1421 265.572).

What colors go well with #3151a6?

The complementary color of #3151a6 is #745100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006092 and #60429d. The triadic partners are #972d2b and #006b1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3151a6?

White text reads better on #3151a6: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and black gives 2.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3151a6 a warm or cool color?

#3151a6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 45.9% and its chroma 0.142.