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#336cae color: Dover Straits

#336cae is rgb(51, 108, 174) in RGB and oklch(52.573% 0.12042 253.851) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

52.6%
0.120
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #336cae

#336cae is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.39:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, 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: #336cae mixed with white

  1. 336cae
  2. 487bb7
  3. 5c89bf
  4. 7098c8
  5. 84a6d0
  6. 98b5d8
  7. acc3e0
  8. c0d2e8
  9. d5e1f0
  10. eaf0f7

Darker: #336cae mixed with black

  1. 336cae
  2. 2b5d97
  3. 234e80
  4. 1c406a
  5. 143255
  6. 0d2541
  7. 07192e
  8. 030d1c
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #336cae with less saturation

  1. 336cae
  2. 3a6ca7
  3. 416da1
  4. 476d9a
  5. 4d6d94
  6. 526d8d
  7. 576c86
  8. 5c6c7f
  9. 616c79
  10. 666b72

Questions about #336cae

What color is #336cae?

#336cae is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(51, 108, 174), in HSL hsl(212.2, 54.67%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.573% 0.12042 253.851).

What colors go well with #336cae?

The complementary color of #336cae is #935e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789d and #635fad. The triadic partners are #a44955 and #4c792a.

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

White text reads better on #336cae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336cae a warm or cool color?

#336cae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.12.