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#317ddb color: Soothing Sapphire

#317ddb is rgb(49, 125, 219) in RGB and oklch(59.146% 0.16159 255.705) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

59.1%
0.162
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.13:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #317ddb

#317ddb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.162 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.13:1 contrast and black text 5.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #317ddb mixed with white

  1. 317ddb
  2. 488be0
  3. 5e98e4
  4. 72a5e8
  5. 86b2ec
  6. 9abff0
  7. aeccf4
  8. c2d9f7
  9. d6e6fa
  10. ebf2fd

Darker: #317ddb mixed with black

  1. 317ddb
  2. 296cbe
  3. 225ba2
  4. 1a4b87
  5. 133b6d
  6. 0c2c54
  7. 061e3c
  8. 031126
  9. 010511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #317ddb with less saturation

  1. 317ddb
  2. 3c7ed2
  3. 457fc9
  4. 4e7fc0
  5. 5680b7
  6. 5d80ad
  7. 6480a4
  8. 6b7f9b
  9. 717f91
  10. 777e87

Questions about #317ddb

What color is #317ddb?

#317ddb is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(49, 125, 219), in HSL hsl(213.18, 70.25%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.146% 0.16159 255.705).

What colors go well with #317ddb?

The complementary color of #317ddb is #ae6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cba and #776bd8. The triadic partners are #cb4c5d and #4d921d.

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

White text reads better on #317ddb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and black gives 5.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #317ddb a warm or cool color?

#317ddb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.162.