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#326eb2 color: Nocturne Shade

#326eb2 is rgb(50, 110, 178) in RGB and oklch(53.239% 0.12398 253.541) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

53.2%
0.124
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.01:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #326eb2

#326eb2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.2% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.24:1 contrast and black text 4.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nocturne Shade (#356fad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #326eb2 mixed with white

  1. 326eb2
  2. 477cba
  3. 5c8bc3
  4. 7099cb
  5. 84a7d3
  6. 98b6da
  7. acc4e2
  8. c0d3e9
  9. d5e1f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #326eb2 mixed with black

  1. 326eb2
  2. 2a5f9a
  3. 225083
  4. 1b416d
  5. 143357
  6. 0d2643
  7. 07192f
  8. 030e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #326eb2 with less saturation

  1. 326eb2
  2. 3a6eab
  3. 416fa5
  4. 476f9e
  5. 4d6f97
  6. 536f90
  7. 586e89
  8. 5e6e82
  9. 636e7b
  10. 686d74

Questions about #326eb2

What color is #326eb2?

#326eb2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Nocturne Shade. In RGB it is rgb(50, 110, 178), in HSL hsl(211.88, 56.14%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.239% 0.12398 253.541).

What colors go well with #326eb2?

The complementary color of #326eb2 is #965f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007a9f and #6460b1. The triadic partners are #a84a57 and #4e7b28.

Is white or black text more readable on #326eb2?

White text reads better on #326eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and black gives 4.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #326eb2 a warm or cool color?

#326eb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 53.2% and its chroma 0.124.