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#3296bc color: Galleon Blue

#3296bc is rgb(50, 150, 188) in RGB and oklch(63.25% 0.10599 227.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

63.2%
0.106
228°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #3296bc

#3296bc is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 228°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.37:1 contrast and black text 6.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Galleon Blue (#3f95bf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #3296bc mixed with white

  1. 3296bc
  2. 4da0c3
  3. 63abca
  4. 78b5d1
  5. 8cc0d7
  6. a0cade
  7. b3d5e5
  8. c6dfeb
  9. d9eaf2
  10. ecf4f9

Darker: #3296bc mixed with black

  1. 3296bc
  2. 2a82a3
  3. 226e8b
  4. 1b5b73
  5. 14495d
  6. 0d3747
  7. 072632
  8. 03161f
  9. 01080d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3296bc with less saturation

  1. 3296bc
  2. 4195b7
  3. 4c94b2
  4. 5693ad
  5. 5f92a8
  6. 6891a3
  7. 6f8f9e
  8. 768e99
  9. 7d8d94
  10. 848b8f

Questions about #3296bc

What color is #3296bc?

#3296bc is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Galleon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(50, 150, 188), in HSL hsl(196.52, 57.98%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.25% 0.10599 227.749).

What colors go well with #3296bc?

The complementary color of #3296bc is #be754f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0c9da1 and #608bca. The triadic partners are #b96e95 and #908e3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #3296bc?

White text reads better on #3296bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and black gives 6.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3296bc a warm or cool color?

#3296bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 228 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.106.