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#346eb3 color: Nocturne Shade

#346eb3 is rgb(52, 110, 179) in RGB and oklch(53.375% 0.12457 254.399) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

53.4%
0.125
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.03:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #346eb3

#346eb3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.21:1 contrast and black text 4.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nocturne Shade (#356fad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #346eb3 mixed with white

  1. 346eb3
  2. 497cbb
  3. 5d8bc3
  4. 7199cb
  5. 85a7d3
  6. 99b6db
  7. adc4e2
  8. c1d3ea
  9. d5e2f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #346eb3 mixed with black

  1. 346eb3
  2. 2c5f9b
  3. 245084
  4. 1c416e
  5. 153358
  6. 0e2643
  7. 07192f
  8. 030e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #346eb3 with less saturation

  1. 346eb3
  2. 3b6eac
  3. 426fa5
  4. 486f9f
  5. 4e6f98
  6. 546f91
  7. 596f8a
  8. 5e6e83
  9. 636e7b
  10. 686d74

Questions about #346eb3

What color is #346eb3?

#346eb3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Nocturne Shade. In RGB it is rgb(52, 110, 179), in HSL hsl(212.6, 54.98%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.375% 0.12457 254.399).

What colors go well with #346eb3?

The complementary color of #346eb3 is #966000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007aa1 and #6660b2. The triadic partners are #a84a56 and #4c7c2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #346eb3?

White text reads better on #346eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and black gives 4.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #346eb3 a warm or cool color?

#346eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.125.