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#337ab8 color: Haddock’s Sweater

#337ab8 is rgb(51, 122, 184) in RGB and oklch(56.409% 0.11941 248.128) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

56.4%
0.119
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #337ab8

#337ab8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.55:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, 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: #337ab8 mixed with white

  1. 337ab8
  2. 4a87c0
  3. 5f94c7
  4. 73a2cf
  5. 87afd6
  6. 9abcdd
  7. aec9e4
  8. c2d7eb
  9. d6e4f2
  10. ebf1f8

Darker: #337ab8 mixed with black

  1. 337ab8
  2. 2b69a0
  3. 235988
  4. 1c4971
  5. 143a5b
  6. 0d2b45
  7. 071d31
  8. 03101e
  9. 01050c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #337ab8 with less saturation

  1. 337ab8
  2. 3c7ab2
  3. 457aab
  4. 4c7aa5
  5. 53799e
  6. 5a7998
  7. 607991
  8. 65788a
  9. 6b7783
  10. 70767d

Questions about #337ab8

What color is #337ab8?

#337ab8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(51, 122, 184), in HSL hsl(207.97, 56.6%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.409% 0.11941 248.128).

What colors go well with #337ab8?

The complementary color of #337ab8 is #a3660e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085a4 and #666dbb. The triadic partners are #af5468 and #61822e.

Is white or black text more readable on #337ab8?

White text reads better on #337ab8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #337ab8 a warm or cool color?

#337ab8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.119.