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#315ea8 color: Nebulas Blue

#315ea8 is rgb(49, 94, 168) in RGB and oklch(48.918% 0.1288 259.828) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

48.9%
0.129
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #315ea8

#315ea8 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.37:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nebulas Blue (#2e62a7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #315ea8 mixed with white

  1. 315ea8
  2. 456eb1
  3. 587ebb
  4. 6c8ec4
  5. 809ecd
  6. 95aed6
  7. a9bede
  8. becee7
  9. d4deef
  10. e9eef7

Darker: #315ea8 mixed with black

  1. 315ea8
  2. 295192
  3. 22447c
  4. 1a3767
  5. 132b52
  6. 0c1f3f
  7. 06142c
  8. 030a1a
  9. 01030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #315ea8 with less saturation

  1. 315ea8
  2. 375fa1
  3. 3c609a
  4. 416093
  5. 46618c
  6. 4a6185
  7. 4f617e
  8. 536177
  9. 58616f
  10. 5c6068

Questions about #315ea8

What color is #315ea8?

#315ea8 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Nebulas Blue. In RGB it is rgb(49, 94, 168), in HSL hsl(217.31, 54.84%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.918% 0.1288 259.828).

What colors go well with #315ea8?

The complementary color of #315ea8 is #835600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006b96 and #6050a3. The triadic partners are #9c3b41 and #337123.

Is white or black text more readable on #315ea8?

White text reads better on #315ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #315ea8 a warm or cool color?

#315ea8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.129.