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#336bc8 color: Celtic Blue

#336bc8 is rgb(51, 107, 200) in RGB and oklch(54.03% 0.15652 259.996) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

54%
0.157
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.08:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #336bc8

#336bc8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.15:1 contrast and black text 4.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Celtic Blue (#246bce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #336bc8 mixed with white

  1. 336bc8
  2. 487acf
  3. 5c89d5
  4. 6f98db
  5. 83a7e1
  6. 97b6e7
  7. acc4ec
  8. c0d3f1
  9. d5e2f6
  10. eaf0fb

Darker: #336bc8 mixed with black

  1. 336bc8
  2. 2b5cae
  3. 234e94
  4. 1c3f7b
  5. 143263
  6. 0d254c
  7. 071836
  8. 030d21
  9. 01040f
  10. 000002

Calmer: #336bc8 with less saturation

  1. 336bc8
  2. 3a6cbf
  3. 416db7
  4. 486eae
  5. 4e6fa5
  6. 546f9c
  7. 597094
  8. 5f708b
  9. 646f81
  10. 696f78

Questions about #336bc8

What color is #336bc8?

#336bc8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Celtic Blue. In RGB it is rgb(51, 107, 200), in HSL hsl(217.45, 59.36%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.03% 0.15652 259.996).

What colors go well with #336bc8?

The complementary color of #336bc8 is #966400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007bab and #705ac2. The triadic partners are #b83e47 and #32831d.

Is white or black text more readable on #336bc8?

White text reads better on #336bc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and black gives 4.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336bc8 a warm or cool color?

#336bc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 54% and its chroma 0.157.