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#338cdc color: Bleu de France

#338cdc is rgb(51, 140, 220) in RGB and oklch(62.601% 0.14669 249.525) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.6%
0.147
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #338cdc

#338cdc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.93:1, 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: #338cdc mixed with white

  1. 338cdc
  2. 4c98e0
  3. 62a4e5
  4. 76afe9
  5. 8abbec
  6. 9ec6f0
  7. b1d2f3
  8. c5ddf7
  9. d8e8fa
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #338cdc mixed with black

  1. 338cdc
  2. 2b79bf
  3. 2367a3
  4. 1c5588
  5. 14436e
  6. 0d3354
  7. 07233c
  8. 031426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #338cdc with less saturation

  1. 338cdc
  2. 408cd4
  3. 4b8ccc
  4. 548cc3
  5. 5d8cbb
  6. 658cb3
  7. 6d8baa
  8. 748ba2
  9. 7b8a99
  10. 818991

Questions about #338cdc

What color is #338cdc?

#338cdc is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(51, 140, 220), in HSL hsl(208.4, 70.71%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.601% 0.14669 249.525).

What colors go well with #338cdc?

The complementary color of #338cdc is #bf7400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099bf and #777bde. The triadic partners are #d05d74 and #6b982a.

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

White text reads better on #338cdc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #338cdc a warm or cool color?

#338cdc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.147.