Skip to the color picker

#37508e color: Chinese Blue

#37508e is rgb(55, 80, 142) in RGB and oklch(44.341% 0.10648 265.713) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

223°
100%

44.3%
0.106
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc 17

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #37508e

#37508e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.3% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.78:1 contrast and black text 2.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Blue (#365194). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #37508e mixed with white

  1. 37508e
  2. 49619a
  3. 5b72a5
  4. 6e83b1
  5. 8194bc
  6. 95a5c7
  7. aab7d3
  8. bec8de
  9. d4dae9
  10. e9edf4

Darker: #37508e mixed with black

  1. 37508e
  2. 2e447b
  3. 263968
  4. 1e2e56
  5. 162444
  6. 0f1a34
  7. 081024
  8. 030715
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #37508e with less saturation

  1. 37508e
  2. 3a5188
  3. 3d5283
  4. 40527d
  5. 435377
  6. 455371
  7. 48536c
  8. 4b5366
  9. 4e5360
  10. 51535a

Questions about #37508e

What color is #37508e?

#37508e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Blue. In RGB it is rgb(55, 80, 142), in HSL hsl(222.76, 44.16%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.341% 0.10648 265.713).

What colors go well with #37508e?

The complementary color of #37508e is #6e4d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005b86 and #594587. The triadic partners are #843833 and #25622c.

Is white or black text more readable on #37508e?

White text reads better on #37508e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and black gives 2.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37508e a warm or cool color?

#37508e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 44.3% and its chroma 0.106.