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#326bb1 color: Dover Straits

#326bb1 is rgb(50, 107, 177) in RGB and oklch(52.488% 0.12588 255.042) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

52.5%
0.126
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #326bb1

#326bb1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.42:1 contrast and black text 3.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #326bb1 mixed with white

  1. 326bb1
  2. 477aba
  3. 5b88c2
  4. 6f97ca
  5. 83a6d2
  6. 97b4da
  7. acc3e2
  8. c0d2e9
  9. d5e1f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #326bb1 mixed with black

  1. 326bb1
  2. 2a5c99
  3. 224e83
  4. 1b3f6c
  5. 143257
  6. 0d2542
  7. 07182f
  8. 030d1c
  9. 01040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #326bb1 with less saturation

  1. 326bb1
  2. 396baa
  3. 406ca3
  4. 466c9c
  5. 4c6c95
  6. 526c8e
  7. 576c87
  8. 5c6c80
  9. 616b79
  10. 666b72

Questions about #326bb1

What color is #326bb1?

#326bb1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(50, 107, 177), in HSL hsl(213.07, 55.95%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.488% 0.12588 255.042).

What colors go well with #326bb1?

The complementary color of #326bb1 is #945d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779e and #645daf. The triadic partners are #a64752 and #487a27.

Is white or black text more readable on #326bb1?

White text reads better on #326bb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and black gives 3.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #326bb1 a warm or cool color?

#326bb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.126.