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#336eb2 color: Nocturne Shade

#336eb2 is rgb(51, 110, 178) in RGB and oklch(53.276% 0.12361 253.821) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

53.3%
0.124
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.01:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #336eb2

#336eb2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.23:1 contrast and black text 4.01:1, 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: #336eb2 mixed with white

  1. 336eb2
  2. 487cba
  3. 5c8bc3
  4. 7099cb
  5. 84a7d3
  6. 98b6da
  7. acc4e2
  8. c1d3e9
  9. d5e1f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #336eb2 mixed with black

  1. 336eb2
  2. 2b5f9a
  3. 235083
  4. 1c416d
  5. 143357
  6. 0d2643
  7. 07192f
  8. 030e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #336eb2 with less saturation

  1. 336eb2
  2. 3b6eab
  3. 416fa5
  4. 486f9e
  5. 4e6f97
  6. 536f90
  7. 596e89
  8. 5e6e82
  9. 636e7b
  10. 686d74

Questions about #336eb2

What color is #336eb2?

#336eb2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Nocturne Shade. In RGB it is rgb(51, 110, 178), in HSL hsl(212.13, 55.46%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.276% 0.12361 253.821).

What colors go well with #336eb2?

The complementary color of #336eb2 is #965f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007aa0 and #6560b1. The triadic partners are #a84a57 and #4d7b29.

Is white or black text more readable on #336eb2?

White text reads better on #336eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and black gives 4.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336eb2 a warm or cool color?

#336eb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 53.3% and its chroma 0.124.