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#3552a4 color: Dazzling Blue

#3552a4 is rgb(53, 82, 164) in RGB and oklch(46.194% 0.13669 266.445) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

46.2%
0.137
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • sky-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #3552a4

#3552a4 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.26:1 contrast and black text 2.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dazzling Blue (#3850a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3552a4 mixed with white

  1. 3552a4
  2. 4763ae
  3. 5974b8
  4. 6c85c1
  5. 8096cb
  6. 94a7d4
  7. a9b9dd
  8. becae6
  9. d3dcee
  10. e9edf7

Darker: #3552a4 mixed with black

  1. 3552a4
  2. 2d468e
  3. 253b79
  4. 1d2f64
  5. 152550
  6. 0e1a3d
  7. 08112b
  8. 03081a
  9. 01020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3552a4 with less saturation

  1. 3552a4
  2. 39549d
  3. 3c5595
  4. 40568e
  5. 435787
  6. 47577f
  7. 4a5878
  8. 4e5870
  9. 515868
  10. 555960

Questions about #3552a4

What color is #3552a4?

#3552a4 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Dazzling Blue. In RGB it is rgb(53, 82, 164), in HSL hsl(224.32, 51.15%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.194% 0.13669 266.445).

What colors go well with #3552a4?

The complementary color of #3552a4 is #745200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006095 and #61449b. The triadic partners are #96312c and #066b23.

Is white or black text more readable on #3552a4?

White text reads better on #3552a4: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and black gives 2.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3552a4 a warm or cool color?

#3552a4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.137.