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#317fd3 color: Soothing Sapphire

#317fd3 is rgb(49, 127, 211) in RGB and oklch(59.085% 0.14917 253.128) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

59.1%
0.149
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.11:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #317fd3

#317fd3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.11:1 contrast and black text 5.11:1, 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: #317fd3 mixed with white

  1. 317fd3
  2. 498cd8
  3. 5e99de
  4. 73a6e2
  5. 87b3e7
  6. 9bc0ec
  7. afccf0
  8. c2d9f4
  9. d7e6f8
  10. ebf2fc

Darker: #317fd3 mixed with black

  1. 317fd3
  2. 296eb7
  3. 225d9c
  4. 1a4c82
  5. 133c69
  6. 0c2d51
  7. 061f3a
  8. 031124
  9. 010610
  10. 000102

Calmer: #317fd3 with less saturation

  1. 317fd3
  2. 3c80cb
  3. 4680c2
  4. 4e80ba
  5. 5680b2
  6. 5d80a9
  7. 6480a1
  8. 6b8098
  9. 717f8f
  10. 777e86

Questions about #317fd3

What color is #317fd3?

#317fd3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(49, 127, 211), in HSL hsl(211.11, 64.8%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.085% 0.14917 253.128).

What colors go well with #317fd3?

The complementary color of #317fd3 is #b06c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008db6 and #736ed2. The triadic partners are #c55164 and #588f23.

Is white or black text more readable on #317fd3?

White text reads better on #317fd3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and black gives 5.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #317fd3 a warm or cool color?

#317fd3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.149.