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#346ea3 color: Lochmara

#346ea3 is rgb(52, 110, 163) in RGB and oklch(52.44% 0.10365 248.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

52.4%
0.104
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #346ea3

#346ea3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.4% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lochmara (#316ea0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #346ea3 mixed with white

  1. 346ea3
  2. 497cad
  3. 5d8ab6
  4. 7198bf
  5. 85a7c9
  6. 99b5d2
  7. adc4db
  8. c1d2e4
  9. d5e1ed
  10. eaf0f6

Darker: #346ea3 mixed with black

  1. 346ea3
  2. 2c5f8d
  3. 245078
  4. 1c4163
  5. 15334f
  6. 0e263c
  7. 07192a
  8. 030e19
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #346ea3 with less saturation

  1. 346ea3
  2. 3b6e9d
  3. 426e98
  4. 486e92
  5. 4d6d8d
  6. 536d87
  7. 586d81
  8. 5d6c7c
  9. 616b76
  10. 666b70

Questions about #346ea3

What color is #346ea3?

#346ea3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Lochmara. In RGB it is rgb(52, 110, 163), in HSL hsl(208.65, 51.63%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.44% 0.10365 248.585).

What colors go well with #346ea3?

The complementary color of #346ea3 is #915d19. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007792 and #5d63a5. The triadic partners are #9c4e5e and #58752f.

Is white or black text more readable on #346ea3?

White text reads better on #346ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #346ea3 a warm or cool color?

#346ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 52.4% and its chroma 0.104.