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#336bb1 color: Dover Straits

#336bb1 is rgb(51, 107, 177) in RGB and oklch(52.527% 0.12552 255.33) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

52.5%
0.126
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.88:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #336bb1

#336bb1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.41:1 contrast and black text 3.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #336bb1 mixed with white

  1. 336bb1
  2. 487aba
  3. 5c88c2
  4. 7097ca
  5. 84a6d2
  6. 98b4da
  7. acc3e2
  8. c0d2e9
  9. d5e1f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #336bb1 mixed with black

  1. 336bb1
  2. 2b5c99
  3. 234e83
  4. 1c3f6c
  5. 143257
  6. 0d2542
  7. 07182f
  8. 030d1c
  9. 01040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #336bb1 with less saturation

  1. 336bb1
  2. 3a6caa
  3. 416ca3
  4. 476c9c
  5. 4c6c95
  6. 526c8e
  7. 576c87
  8. 5c6c80
  9. 616b79
  10. 666b72

Questions about #336bb1

What color is #336bb1?

#336bb1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(51, 107, 177), in HSL hsl(213.33, 55.26%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.527% 0.12552 255.33).

What colors go well with #336bb1?

The complementary color of #336bb1 is #935d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779f and #655daf. The triadic partners are #a64752 and #487a28.

Is white or black text more readable on #336bb1?

White text reads better on #336bb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and black gives 3.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336bb1 a warm or cool color?

#336bb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.126.