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#3288ea color: Bleu de France

#3288ea is rgb(50, 136, 234) in RGB and oklch(62.533% 0.16847 254.429) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

62.5%
0.168
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.59:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #3288ea

#3288ea is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.5% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.59:1 contrast and black text 5.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3288ea mixed with white

  1. 3288ea
  2. 4b95ed
  3. 60a1f0
  4. 75adf3
  5. 89b9f6
  6. 9dc5f8
  7. b0d1fa
  8. c4dcfc
  9. d7e8fd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #3288ea mixed with black

  1. 3288ea
  2. 2a75cb
  3. 2263ae
  4. 1b5291
  5. 144175
  6. 0d315a
  7. 072241
  8. 031329
  9. 010613
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3288ea with less saturation

  1. 3288ea
  2. 3f89e0
  3. 4a8ad7
  4. 538acd
  5. 5c8ac4
  6. 648aba
  7. 6c8ab0
  8. 738aa6
  9. 7a899c
  10. 818892

Questions about #3288ea

What color is #3288ea?

#3288ea is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(50, 136, 234), in HSL hsl(211.96, 81.42%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.533% 0.16847 254.429).

What colors go well with #3288ea?

The complementary color of #3288ea is #bc7700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098c6 and #7f75e8. The triadic partners are #da5367 and #599c1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3288ea?

White text reads better on #3288ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and black gives 5.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3288ea a warm or cool color?

#3288ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 62.5% and its chroma 0.168.