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#3482da color: Soothing Sapphire

#3482da is rgb(52, 130, 218) in RGB and oklch(60.274% 0.15402 253.943) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

60.3%
0.154
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #3482da

#3482da is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.92:1 contrast and black text 5.35:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3482da mixed with white

  1. 3482da
  2. 4b8fdf
  3. 609ce3
  4. 75a8e8
  5. 88b5ec
  6. 9cc1ef
  7. b0cef3
  8. c3daf6
  9. d7e6fa
  10. ebf3fc

Darker: #3482da mixed with black

  1. 3482da
  2. 2c70bd
  3. 245fa2
  4. 1c4e87
  5. 153e6c
  6. 0e2f54
  7. 07203c
  8. 031225
  9. 010611
  10. 000102

Calmer: #3482da with less saturation

  1. 3482da
  2. 3f83d1
  3. 4983c9
  4. 5183c0
  5. 5984b7
  6. 6084af
  7. 6783a6
  8. 6e839d
  9. 758294
  10. 7b828a

Questions about #3482da

What color is #3482da?

#3482da is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(52, 130, 218), in HSL hsl(211.81, 69.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.274% 0.15402 253.943).

What colors go well with #3482da?

The complementary color of #3482da is #b47000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0090bc and #7870d9. The triadic partners are #cc5365 and #589425.

Is white or black text more readable on #3482da?

White text reads better on #3482da: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and black gives 5.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3482da a warm or cool color?

#3482da is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.154.