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#3473ce color: Fading Night

#3473ce is rgb(52, 115, 206) in RGB and oklch(56.207% 0.15494 257.987) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

56.2%
0.155
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #3473ce

#3473ce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3473ce mixed with white

  1. 3473ce
  2. 4981d4
  3. 5e90da
  4. 719edf
  5. 85ace5
  6. 99baea
  7. adc8ee
  8. c1d5f3
  9. d6e3f7
  10. eaf1fb

Darker: #3473ce mixed with black

  1. 3473ce
  2. 2c63b3
  3. 245498
  4. 1c457f
  5. 153666
  6. 0e284e
  7. 071b38
  8. 030f23
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3473ce with less saturation

  1. 3473ce
  2. 3c74c5
  3. 4475bd
  4. 4b76b4
  5. 5276ab
  6. 5876a3
  7. 5e769a
  8. 647691
  9. 6a7688
  10. 70767e

Questions about #3473ce

What color is #3473ce?

#3473ce is bright blue. The closest named color is Fading Night. In RGB it is rgb(52, 115, 206), in HSL hsl(215.45, 61.11%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.207% 0.15494 257.987).

What colors go well with #3473ce?

The complementary color of #3473ce is #a06800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0082b1 and #7362c9. The triadic partners are #bf4652 and #418920.

Is white or black text more readable on #3473ce?

White text reads better on #3473ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3473ce a warm or cool color?

#3473ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.155.