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#317dce color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#317dce is rgb(49, 125, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.329% 0.14489 252.851) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.3%
0.145
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #317dce

#317dce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.24:1 contrast and black text 4.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #317dce mixed with white

  1. 317dce
  2. 498ad4
  3. 5e98d9
  4. 72a5df
  5. 86b2e4
  6. 9abee9
  7. aecbee
  8. c2d8f3
  9. d6e5f7
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #317dce mixed with black

  1. 317dce
  2. 296cb3
  3. 225b98
  4. 1a4b7f
  5. 133b66
  6. 0c2c4e
  7. 061e38
  8. 031123
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #317dce with less saturation

  1. 317dce
  2. 3c7ec6
  3. 457ebe
  4. 4d7eb6
  5. 557eae
  6. 5c7ea6
  7. 637e9d
  8. 697d95
  9. 6f7d8c
  10. 757c84

Questions about #317dce

What color is #317dce?

#317dce is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(49, 125, 206), in HSL hsl(210.96, 61.57%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.329% 0.14489 252.851).

What colors go well with #317dce?

The complementary color of #317dce is #ad6a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ab3 and #716dcd. The triadic partners are #c15063 and #588c24.

Is white or black text more readable on #317dce?

White text reads better on #317dce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and black gives 4.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #317dce a warm or cool color?

#317dce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.145.