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#316486 color: Carbide

#316486 is rgb(49, 100, 134) in RGB and oklch(48.331% 0.07755 240.206) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

48.3%
0.078
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #316486

#316486 is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 240°.

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 Carbide (#316382). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #316486 mixed with white

  1. 316486
  2. 467392
  3. 5a819e
  4. 6e91aa
  5. 82a0b6
  6. 96afc2
  7. aabfce
  8. bfcfda
  9. d4dfe6
  10. e9eff3

Darker: #316486 mixed with black

  1. 316486
  2. 295674
  3. 224862
  4. 1a3b51
  5. 132e40
  6. 0c2230
  7. 061621
  8. 030b13
  9. 010306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #316486 with less saturation

  1. 316486
  2. 376482
  3. 3c637e
  4. 42637a
  5. 466277
  6. 4b6273
  7. 4f616f
  8. 53616b
  9. 576067
  10. 5b5f63

Questions about #316486

What color is #316486?

#316486 is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Carbide. In RGB it is rgb(49, 100, 134), in HSL hsl(204, 46.45%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.331% 0.07755 240.206).

What colors go well with #316486?

The complementary color of #316486 is #7e532e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #156a77 and #4e5c8b. The triadic partners are #824b5c and #596530.

Is white or black text more readable on #316486?

White text reads better on #316486: 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 #316486 a warm or cool color?

#316486 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.078.