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#346bae color: Dover Straits

#346bae is rgb(52, 107, 174) in RGB and oklch(52.381% 0.12111 254.781) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

52.4%
0.121
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #346bae

#346bae is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.44:1 contrast and black text 3.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #346bae mixed with white

  1. 346bae
  2. 497ab7
  3. 5d88bf
  4. 7097c8
  5. 84a5d0
  6. 98b4d8
  7. acc3e0
  8. c0d2e8
  9. d5e1f0
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #346bae mixed with black

  1. 346bae
  2. 2c5c97
  3. 244e80
  4. 1c3f6a
  5. 153255
  6. 0e2541
  7. 07182e
  8. 030d1c
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #346bae with less saturation

  1. 346bae
  2. 3b6ba7
  3. 416ca1
  4. 476c9a
  5. 4d6c93
  6. 526c8d
  7. 576c86
  8. 5c6b7f
  9. 616b78
  10. 656a71

Questions about #346bae

What color is #346bae?

#346bae is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(52, 107, 174), in HSL hsl(212.95, 53.98%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.381% 0.12111 254.781).

What colors go well with #346bae?

The complementary color of #346bae is #925d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779e and #645eac. The triadic partners are #a44853 and #4a792a.

Is white or black text more readable on #346bae?

White text reads better on #346bae: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and black gives 3.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #346bae a warm or cool color?

#346bae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.121.