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#336eb0 color: Nocturne Shade

#336eb0 is rgb(51, 110, 176) in RGB and oklch(53.155% 0.12097 253.208) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

53.2%
0.121
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #336eb0

#336eb0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.2% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.25:1 contrast and black text 4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nocturne Shade (#356fad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #336eb0 mixed with white

  1. 336eb0
  2. 487cb9
  3. 5c8bc1
  4. 7099c9
  5. 84a7d1
  6. 98b6d9
  7. acc4e1
  8. c1d3e9
  9. d5e1f0
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #336eb0 mixed with black

  1. 336eb0
  2. 2b5f99
  3. 235082
  4. 1c416c
  5. 143356
  6. 0d2642
  7. 07192e
  8. 030e1c
  9. 01040b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #336eb0 with less saturation

  1. 336eb0
  2. 3b6ea9
  3. 416fa3
  4. 486f9c
  5. 4e6f96
  6. 536e8f
  7. 596e88
  8. 5e6e81
  9. 636d7a
  10. 676d73

Questions about #336eb0

What color is #336eb0?

#336eb0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Nocturne Shade. In RGB it is rgb(51, 110, 176), in HSL hsl(211.68, 55.07%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.155% 0.12097 253.208).

What colors go well with #336eb0?

The complementary color of #336eb0 is #965f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007a9f and #6461af. The triadic partners are #a64b58 and #4f7b2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #336eb0?

White text reads better on #336eb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and black gives 4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336eb0 a warm or cool color?

#336eb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 53.2% and its chroma 0.121.