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#326eb3 color: Nocturne Shade

#326eb3 is rgb(50, 110, 179) in RGB and oklch(53.3% 0.12531 253.838) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

53.3%
0.125
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.02:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #326eb3

#326eb3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.23:1 contrast and black text 4.02:1, 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: #326eb3 mixed with white

  1. 326eb3
  2. 477cbb
  3. 5c8bc3
  4. 7099cb
  5. 84a7d3
  6. 98b6db
  7. acc4e2
  8. c0d3ea
  9. d5e2f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #326eb3 mixed with black

  1. 326eb3
  2. 2a5f9b
  3. 225084
  4. 1b416e
  5. 143358
  6. 0d2643
  7. 07192f
  8. 030e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #326eb3 with less saturation

  1. 326eb3
  2. 3a6eac
  3. 416fa5
  4. 476f9e
  5. 4d6f98
  6. 536f91
  7. 596f8a
  8. 5e6e82
  9. 636e7b
  10. 686d74

Questions about #326eb3

What color is #326eb3?

#326eb3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Nocturne Shade. In RGB it is rgb(50, 110, 179), in HSL hsl(212.09, 56.33%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.3% 0.12531 253.838).

What colors go well with #326eb3?

The complementary color of #326eb3 is #975f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007aa0 and #6560b2. The triadic partners are #a84956 and #4d7c28.

Is white or black text more readable on #326eb3?

White text reads better on #326eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and black gives 4.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #326eb3 a warm or cool color?

#326eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.125.