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#336ee2 color: Royal Blue

#336ee2 is rgb(51, 110, 226) in RGB and oklch(56.512% 0.18746 262.03) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

56.5%
0.187
262°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • blue-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #336ee2

#336ee2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.187 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast and black text 4.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #336ee2 mixed with white

  1. 336ee2
  2. 487ee6
  3. 5c8dea
  4. 6f9cee
  5. 83aaf2
  6. 97b9f5
  7. acc7f8
  8. c0d5fa
  9. d5e3fc
  10. eaf1fe

Darker: #336ee2 mixed with black

  1. 336ee2
  2. 2b5fc4
  3. 2350a8
  4. 1c418c
  5. 143371
  6. 0d2657
  7. 07193e
  8. 030e27
  9. 010412
  10. 000103

Calmer: #336ee2 with less saturation

  1. 336ee2
  2. 3b70d8
  3. 4372cd
  4. 4a73c2
  5. 5175b8
  6. 5776ad
  7. 5e76a2
  8. 647698
  9. 6a768d
  10. 707681

Questions about #336ee2

What color is #336ee2?

#336ee2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Royal Blue. In RGB it is rgb(51, 110, 226), in HSL hsl(219.77, 75.11%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.512% 0.18746 262.03).

What colors go well with #336ee2?

The complementary color of #336ee2 is #9d6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0082b9 and #7c59d9. The triadic partners are #cd3540 and #138f07.

Is white or black text more readable on #336ee2?

White text reads better on #336ee2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and black gives 4.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336ee2 a warm or cool color?

#336ee2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.187.