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#336fb1 color: Nocturne Shade

#336fb1 is rgb(51, 111, 177) in RGB and oklch(53.446% 0.12124 252.891) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

53.4%
0.121
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.05:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #336fb1

#336fb1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.19:1 contrast and black text 4.05:1, 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: #336fb1 mixed with white

  1. 336fb1
  2. 487db9
  3. 5d8bc2
  4. 719aca
  5. 84a8d2
  6. 98b6da
  7. adc5e1
  8. c1d3e9
  9. d5e2f0
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #336fb1 mixed with black

  1. 336fb1
  2. 2b6099
  3. 235183
  4. 1c426c
  5. 143457
  6. 0d2742
  7. 071a2f
  8. 030e1c
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #336fb1 with less saturation

  1. 336fb1
  2. 3b6faa
  3. 4270a4
  4. 48709d
  5. 4e7096
  6. 546f90
  7. 596f89
  8. 5e6f82
  9. 636e7b
  10. 686e74

Questions about #336fb1

What color is #336fb1?

#336fb1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Nocturne Shade. In RGB it is rgb(51, 111, 177), in HSL hsl(211.43, 55.26%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.446% 0.12124 252.891).

What colors go well with #336fb1?

The complementary color of #336fb1 is #975f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007b9f and #6462b1. The triadic partners are #a74b59 and #507b2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #336fb1?

White text reads better on #336fb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and black gives 4.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336fb1 a warm or cool color?

#336fb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.121.