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#326cae color: Dover Straits

#326cae is rgb(50, 108, 174) in RGB and oklch(52.534% 0.1208 253.558) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

52.5%
0.121
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #326cae

#326cae is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, 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: #326cae mixed with white

  1. 326cae
  2. 477bb7
  3. 5c89bf
  4. 7098c8
  5. 83a6d0
  6. 98b5d8
  7. acc3e0
  8. c0d2e8
  9. d5e1f0
  10. eaf0f7

Darker: #326cae mixed with black

  1. 326cae
  2. 2a5d97
  3. 224e80
  4. 1b406a
  5. 143255
  6. 0d2541
  7. 07192e
  8. 030d1c
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #326cae with less saturation

  1. 326cae
  2. 396ca7
  3. 406da1
  4. 466d9a
  5. 4c6d94
  6. 526d8d
  7. 576c86
  8. 5c6c7f
  9. 616c78
  10. 666b71

Questions about #326cae

What color is #326cae?

#326cae is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(50, 108, 174), in HSL hsl(211.94, 55.36%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.534% 0.1208 253.558).

What colors go well with #326cae?

The complementary color of #326cae is #935d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789d and #635fad. The triadic partners are #a44956 and #4d7929.

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

White text reads better on #326cae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #326cae a warm or cool color?

#326cae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.121.