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#336ca3 color: Lochmara

#336ca3 is rgb(51, 108, 163) in RGB and oklch(51.926% 0.10596 249.867) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

51.9%
0.106
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.81:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #336ca3

#336ca3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.9% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.51:1 contrast and black text 3.81:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lochmara (#316ea0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #336ca3 mixed with white

  1. 336ca3
  2. 487aad
  3. 5c89b6
  4. 7097bf
  5. 84a6c9
  6. 98b4d2
  7. acc3db
  8. c0d2e4
  9. d5e1ed
  10. eaf0f6

Darker: #336ca3 mixed with black

  1. 336ca3
  2. 2b5d8d
  3. 234e78
  4. 1c4063
  5. 14324f
  6. 0d253c
  7. 07192a
  8. 030d19
  9. 01040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #336ca3 with less saturation

  1. 336ca3
  2. 3a6c9d
  3. 416c98
  4. 476c92
  5. 4c6c8c
  6. 516b86
  7. 566b81
  8. 5b6b7b
  9. 606a75
  10. 64696f

Questions about #336ca3

What color is #336ca3?

#336ca3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Lochmara. In RGB it is rgb(51, 108, 163), in HSL hsl(209.46, 52.34%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.926% 0.10596 249.867).

What colors go well with #336ca3?

The complementary color of #336ca3 is #8f5c12. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007692 and #5d61a4. The triadic partners are #9b4c5b and #54742d.

Is white or black text more readable on #336ca3?

White text reads better on #336ca3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and black gives 3.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336ca3 a warm or cool color?

#336ca3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 51.9% and its chroma 0.106.