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#338bdb color: Bleu de France

#338bdb is rgb(51, 139, 219) in RGB and oklch(62.317% 0.14643 249.745) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

62.3%
0.146
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.59:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #338bdb

#338bdb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.3% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.59:1 contrast and black text 5.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #338bdb mixed with white

  1. 338bdb
  2. 4c97df
  3. 62a3e4
  4. 76afe8
  5. 8abaec
  6. 9ec6f0
  7. b1d1f3
  8. c4ddf6
  9. d8e8f9
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #338bdb mixed with black

  1. 338bdb
  2. 2b78be
  3. 2366a2
  4. 1c5487
  5. 14436d
  6. 0d3254
  7. 07233c
  8. 031426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #338bdb with less saturation

  1. 338bdb
  2. 408bd3
  3. 4b8bcb
  4. 548bc3
  5. 5d8bba
  6. 658bb2
  7. 6c8aaa
  8. 738aa1
  9. 7a8999
  10. 818890

Questions about #338bdb

What color is #338bdb?

#338bdb is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(51, 139, 219), in HSL hsl(208.57, 70%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.317% 0.14643 249.745).

What colors go well with #338bdb?

The complementary color of #338bdb is #be7400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098be and #777add. The triadic partners are #cf5c73 and #69982a.

Is white or black text more readable on #338bdb?

White text reads better on #338bdb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and black gives 5.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #338bdb a warm or cool color?

#338bdb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.3% and its chroma 0.146.