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#336fb3 color: Nocturne Shade

#336fb3 is rgb(51, 111, 179) in RGB and oklch(53.566% 0.12388 253.511) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

53.6%
0.124
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.07:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #336fb3

#336fb3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.6% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.17:1 contrast and black text 4.07:1, 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: #336fb3 mixed with white

  1. 336fb3
  2. 487dbb
  3. 5d8cc3
  4. 719acb
  5. 84a8d3
  6. 98b6db
  7. acc5e2
  8. c1d3ea
  9. d5e2f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #336fb3 mixed with black

  1. 336fb3
  2. 2b609b
  3. 235184
  4. 1c426e
  5. 143458
  6. 0d2743
  7. 071a2f
  8. 030e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #336fb3 with less saturation

  1. 336fb3
  2. 3b6fac
  3. 4270a5
  4. 48709f
  5. 4e7098
  6. 547091
  7. 596f8a
  8. 5f6f83
  9. 646f7c
  10. 696e75

Questions about #336fb3

What color is #336fb3?

#336fb3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Nocturne Shade. In RGB it is rgb(51, 111, 179), in HSL hsl(211.88, 55.65%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.566% 0.12388 253.511).

What colors go well with #336fb3?

The complementary color of #336fb3 is #976000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007ba1 and #6561b2. The triadic partners are #a94b58 and #4f7c29.

Is white or black text more readable on #336fb3?

White text reads better on #336fb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and black gives 4.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #336fb3 a warm or cool color?

#336fb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 53.6% and its chroma 0.124.