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#37508f color: Chinese Blue

#37508f is rgb(55, 80, 143) in RGB and oklch(44.407% 0.10797 265.876) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

44.4%
0.108
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #37508f

#37508f is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 44.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.76:1 contrast and black text 2.71:1, 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: #37508f mixed with white

  1. 37508f
  2. 49619b
  3. 5b72a6
  4. 6e83b1
  5. 8194bd
  6. 95a5c8
  7. aab7d3
  8. bec8de
  9. d4dae9
  10. e9edf4

Darker: #37508f mixed with black

  1. 37508f
  2. 2e447c
  3. 263969
  4. 1e2e57
  5. 162445
  6. 0f1a34
  7. 081024
  8. 030715
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #37508f with less saturation

  1. 37508f
  2. 3a5189
  3. 3d5283
  4. 40527e
  5. 435378
  6. 455372
  7. 48536c
  8. 4b5466
  9. 4e5460
  10. 51545a

Questions about #37508f

What color is #37508f?

#37508f is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Chinese Blue. In RGB it is rgb(55, 80, 143), in HSL hsl(222.95, 44.44%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.407% 0.10797 265.876).

What colors go well with #37508f?

The complementary color of #37508f is #6e4e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005b87 and #5a4588. The triadic partners are #853833 and #23632c.

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

White text reads better on #37508f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and black gives 2.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #37508f a warm or cool color?

#37508f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 44.4% and its chroma 0.108.