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#33486e color: Hydrogen Blue

#33486e is rgb(51, 72, 110) in RGB and oklch(40.244% 0.06972 261.671) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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219°
100%

40.2%
0.070
262°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #33486e

#33486e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.16:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hydrogen Blue (#33476d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #33486e mixed with white

  1. 33486e
  2. 45597c
  3. 586a8a
  4. 6b7b98
  5. 7f8da7
  6. 939fb5
  7. a8b2c4
  8. bdc5d2
  9. d3d8e1
  10. e9ebf0

Darker: #33486e mixed with black

  1. 33486e
  2. 2b3d5f
  3. 233350
  4. 1c2941
  5. 141f33
  6. 0d1626
  7. 070d19
  8. 03060e
  9. 010204
  10. 000001

Calmer: #33486e with less saturation

  1. 33486e
  2. 35486a
  3. 374867
  4. 3a4963
  5. 3c495f
  6. 3e495c
  7. 404958
  8. 424954
  9. 444950
  10. 46484c

Questions about #33486e

What color is #33486e?

#33486e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Hydrogen Blue. In RGB it is rgb(51, 72, 110), in HSL hsl(218.64, 36.65%, 31.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.244% 0.06972 261.671).

What colors go well with #33486e?

The complementary color of #33486e is #5b4416. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #174f67 and #49416b. The triadic partners are #693837 and #32522e.

Is white or black text more readable on #33486e?

White text reads better on #33486e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #33486e a warm or cool color?

#33486e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.07.