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#338fe3 color: Bleu de France

#338fe3 is rgb(51, 143, 227) in RGB and oklch(63.682% 0.15232 249.985) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

63.7%
0.152
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #338fe3

#338fe3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.7% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.18:1, 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: #338fe3 mixed with white

  1. 338fe3
  2. 4c9be7
  3. 62a6ea
  4. 77b2ee
  5. 8bbdf1
  6. 9ec8f4
  7. b2d3f6
  8. c5def9
  9. d8e9fb
  10. ecf4fd

Darker: #338fe3 mixed with black

  1. 338fe3
  2. 2b7cc5
  3. 2369a8
  4. 1c578c
  5. 144571
  6. 0d3457
  7. 07243f
  8. 031527
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #338fe3 with less saturation

  1. 338fe3
  2. 418fda
  3. 4c8fd2
  4. 568fc9
  5. 5f8fc1
  6. 678fb8
  7. 6f8eaf
  8. 778ea6
  9. 7e8d9d
  10. 848c94

Questions about #338fe3

What color is #338fe3?

#338fe3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(51, 143, 227), in HSL hsl(208.64, 75.86%, 54.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.682% 0.15232 249.985).

What colors go well with #338fe3?

The complementary color of #338fe3 is #c47700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc4 and #7b7ee5. The triadic partners are #d65e76 and #6c9c29.

Is white or black text more readable on #338fe3?

White text reads better on #338fe3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #338fe3 a warm or cool color?

#338fe3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.7% and its chroma 0.152.