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#338cdb color: Bleu de France

#338cdb is rgb(51, 140, 219) in RGB and oklch(62.543% 0.14547 249.237) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.5%
0.145
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #338cdb

#338cdb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.55:1 contrast and black text 5.91:1, 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: #338cdb mixed with white

  1. 338cdb
  2. 4c98df
  3. 62a4e4
  4. 76afe8
  5. 8abbec
  6. 9ec6ef
  7. b1d2f3
  8. c5ddf6
  9. d8e8f9
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #338cdb mixed with black

  1. 338cdb
  2. 2b79be
  3. 2367a2
  4. 1c5587
  5. 14436d
  6. 0d3354
  7. 07233c
  8. 031426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #338cdb with less saturation

  1. 338cdb
  2. 408cd3
  3. 4b8ccb
  4. 548cc3
  5. 5d8cbb
  6. 658cb2
  7. 6d8baa
  8. 748aa2
  9. 7b8a99
  10. 818990

Questions about #338cdb

What color is #338cdb?

#338cdb is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(51, 140, 219), in HSL hsl(208.21, 70%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.543% 0.14547 249.237).

What colors go well with #338cdb?

The complementary color of #338cdb is #bf7400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099be and #777bdd. The triadic partners are #cf5d75 and #6b982a.

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

White text reads better on #338cdb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #338cdb a warm or cool color?

#338cdb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.5% and its chroma 0.145.