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#318ee2 color: Bleu de France

#318ee2 is rgb(49, 142, 226) in RGB and oklch(63.348% 0.15265 249.879) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.3%
0.153
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #318ee2

#318ee2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.44:1 contrast and black text 6.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #318ee2 mixed with white

  1. 318ee2
  2. 4b9ae6
  3. 61a5e9
  4. 76b1ed
  5. 8abcf0
  6. 9ec8f3
  7. b1d3f6
  8. c5def9
  9. d8e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #318ee2 mixed with black

  1. 318ee2
  2. 297bc4
  3. 2268a8
  4. 1a568c
  5. 134471
  6. 0c3457
  7. 06243e
  8. 031527
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #318ee2 with less saturation

  1. 318ee2
  2. 3f8ed9
  3. 4b8ed1
  4. 558ec8
  5. 5e8ec0
  6. 668eb7
  7. 6e8dae
  8. 758da5
  9. 7d8c9c
  10. 838b93

Questions about #318ee2

What color is #318ee2?

#318ee2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(49, 142, 226), in HSL hsl(208.47, 75.32%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.348% 0.15265 249.879).

What colors go well with #318ee2?

The complementary color of #318ee2 is #c37600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc2 and #7a7de4. The triadic partners are #d55d75 and #6b9b26.

Is white or black text more readable on #318ee2?

White text reads better on #318ee2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and black gives 6.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #318ee2 a warm or cool color?

#318ee2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.153.