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#3568aa color: Dover Straits

#3568aa is rgb(53, 104, 170) in RGB and oklch(51.489% 0.11859 255.825) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

51.5%
0.119
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #3568aa

#3568aa is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.66:1 contrast and black text 3.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3568aa mixed with white

  1. 3568aa
  2. 4977b3
  3. 5d86bc
  4. 7095c5
  5. 84a3ce
  6. 98b2d6
  7. acc2df
  8. c0d1e7
  9. d5e0ef
  10. eaeff7

Darker: #3568aa mixed with black

  1. 3568aa
  2. 2d5993
  3. 254b7d
  4. 1d3e68
  5. 153053
  6. 0e243f
  7. 08182d
  8. 030c1b
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3568aa with less saturation

  1. 3568aa
  2. 3b68a4
  3. 41699d
  4. 476997
  5. 4c6990
  6. 516989
  7. 566983
  8. 5a697c
  9. 5f6875
  10. 63686e

Questions about #3568aa

What color is #3568aa?

#3568aa is soft blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(53, 104, 170), in HSL hsl(213.85, 52.47%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.489% 0.11859 255.825).

What colors go well with #3568aa?

The complementary color of #3568aa is #8e5c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00749b and #635ba8. The triadic partners are #a04750 and #46762b.

Is white or black text more readable on #3568aa?

White text reads better on #3568aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and black gives 3.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3568aa a warm or cool color?

#3568aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 51.5% and its chroma 0.119.