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#337ab6 color: Haddock’s Sweater

#337ab6 is rgb(51, 122, 182) in RGB and oklch(56.297% 0.11694 247.336) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

56.3%
0.117
247°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #337ab6

#337ab6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.57:1 contrast and black text 4.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater (#277aba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #337ab6 mixed with white

  1. 337ab6
  2. 4a87be
  3. 5f94c6
  4. 73a2cd
  5. 87afd5
  6. 9abcdc
  7. aec9e3
  8. c2d7ea
  9. d6e4f1
  10. ebf1f8

Darker: #337ab6 mixed with black

  1. 337ab6
  2. 2b699e
  3. 235986
  4. 1c496f
  5. 143a59
  6. 0d2b44
  7. 071d30
  8. 03101d
  9. 01050c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #337ab6 with less saturation

  1. 337ab6
  2. 3c7ab0
  3. 457aa9
  4. 4c7aa3
  5. 53799d
  6. 597996
  7. 5f7890
  8. 657889
  9. 6b7783
  10. 70767c

Questions about #337ab6

What color is #337ab6?

#337ab6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(51, 122, 182), in HSL hsl(207.48, 56.22%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.297% 0.11694 247.336).

What colors go well with #337ab6?

The complementary color of #337ab6 is #a26615. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085a2 and #656db9. The triadic partners are #ae5569 and #62822e.

Is white or black text more readable on #337ab6?

White text reads better on #337ab6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and black gives 4.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #337ab6 a warm or cool color?

#337ab6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.117.