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#3496fc color: Brilliant Azure

#3496fc is rgb(52, 150, 252) in RGB and oklch(66.742% 0.17562 252.916) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

66.7%
0.176
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-400
  • Black 1%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc -62
Black text
6.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #3496fc

#3496fc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.7% lightness, 0.176 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.04:1 contrast and black text 6.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brilliant Azure (#3399ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3496fc mixed with white

  1. 3496fc
  2. 4ea1fd
  3. 64acff
  4. 79b7ff
  5. 8dc2ff
  6. a0ccff
  7. b3d7ff
  8. c6e1ff
  9. d9ebff
  10. ecf5ff

Darker: #3496fc mixed with black

  1. 3496fc
  2. 2c82db
  3. 246ebb
  4. 1c5b9c
  5. 15497e
  6. 0e3762
  7. 072647
  8. 03162d
  9. 010816
  10. 000103

Calmer: #3496fc with less saturation

  1. 3496fc
  2. 4397f2
  3. 4f97e8
  4. 5a98de
  5. 6498d4
  6. 6d98c9
  7. 7697bf
  8. 7e97b5
  9. 8696aa
  10. 8d959f

Questions about #3496fc

What color is #3496fc?

#3496fc is bright blue. The closest named color is Brilliant Azure. In RGB it is rgb(52, 150, 252), in HSL hsl(210.6, 97.09%, 59.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.742% 0.17562 252.916).

What colors go well with #3496fc?

The complementary color of #3496fc is #cf8100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a6d5 and #8881fb. The triadic partners are #eb5d75 and #67aa20.

Is white or black text more readable on #3496fc?

Black text reads better on #3496fc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and black gives 6.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3496fc a warm or cool color?

#3496fc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 66.7% and its chroma 0.176.