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#325d85 color: Pelagic

#325d85 is rgb(50, 93, 133) in RGB and oklch(46.597% 0.08118 248.36) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

46.6%
0.081
248°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • cyan-800
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #325d85

#325d85 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.91:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pelagic (#355d83). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #325d85 mixed with white

  1. 325d85
  2. 466c91
  3. 597c9d
  4. 6d8ba9
  5. 819bb5
  6. 95abc2
  7. aabcce
  8. bfccda
  9. d4dde6
  10. e9eef3

Darker: #325d85 mixed with black

  1. 325d85
  2. 2a5073
  3. 224361
  4. 1b3750
  5. 142a40
  6. 0d1f30
  7. 071421
  8. 030a13
  9. 010306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #325d85 with less saturation

  1. 325d85
  2. 375d81
  3. 3c5d7d
  4. 405d78
  5. 445c74
  6. 485c70
  7. 4c5c6b
  8. 4f5b67
  9. 535b63
  10. 565a5e

Questions about #325d85

What color is #325d85?

#325d85 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pelagic. In RGB it is rgb(50, 93, 133), in HSL hsl(208.92, 45.36%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.597% 0.08118 248.36).

What colors go well with #325d85?

The complementary color of #325d85 is #775021. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0a6478 and #4f5587. The triadic partners are #804551 and #4c622e.

Is white or black text more readable on #325d85?

White text reads better on #325d85: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #325d85 a warm or cool color?

#325d85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 46.6% and its chroma 0.081.