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#336aa0 color: Star Sapphire

#336aa0 is rgb(51, 106, 160) in RGB and oklch(51.281% 0.10398 250.183) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

51.3%
0.104
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #336aa0

#336aa0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.66:1 contrast and black text 3.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Star Sapphire (#3c6a9d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #336aa0 mixed with white

  1. 336aa0
  2. 4878aa
  3. 5c87b4
  4. 7096bd
  5. 84a4c7
  6. 98b3d0
  7. acc2da
  8. c0d1e3
  9. d5e0ed
  10. eaf0f6

Darker: #336aa0 mixed with black

  1. 336aa0
  2. 2b5b8b
  3. 234d76
  4. 1c3f61
  5. 14314e
  6. 0d243b
  7. 071829
  8. 030d19
  9. 010409
  10. 000001

Calmer: #336aa0 with less saturation

  1. 336aa0
  2. 3a6a9a
  3. 406a95
  4. 466a8f
  5. 4b6a8a
  6. 506984
  7. 55697e
  8. 5a6979
  9. 5e6873
  10. 63676d

Questions about #336aa0

What color is #336aa0?

#336aa0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Star Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(51, 106, 160), in HSL hsl(209.72, 51.66%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.281% 0.10398 250.183).

What colors go well with #336aa0?

The complementary color of #336aa0 is #8c5b12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007490 and #5c5fa1. The triadic partners are #984b59 and #52722d.

Is white or black text more readable on #336aa0?

White text reads better on #336aa0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and black gives 3.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336aa0 a warm or cool color?

#336aa0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 51.3% and its chroma 0.104.