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#376caa color: Nocturne Shade

#376caa is rgb(55, 108, 170) in RGB and oklch(52.495% 0.11351 253.834) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

52.5%
0.114
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #376caa

#376caa is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nocturne Shade (#356fad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #376caa mixed with white

  1. 376caa
  2. 4b7ab3
  3. 5f89bc
  4. 7297c5
  5. 86a6cd
  6. 99b4d6
  7. adc3de
  8. c1d2e7
  9. d6e1ef
  10. eaf0f7

Darker: #376caa mixed with black

  1. 376caa
  2. 2e5d93
  3. 264e7d
  4. 1e4068
  5. 163253
  6. 0f253f
  7. 08192d
  8. 030d1b
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #376caa with less saturation

  1. 376caa
  2. 3d6ca4
  3. 436c9e
  4. 496d97
  5. 4e6c91
  6. 536c8b
  7. 586c84
  8. 5d6c7e
  9. 616b78
  10. 666b71

Questions about #376caa

What color is #376caa?

#376caa is soft blue. The closest named color is Nocturne Shade. In RGB it is rgb(55, 108, 170), in HSL hsl(212.35, 51.11%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.495% 0.11351 253.834).

What colors go well with #376caa?

The complementary color of #376caa is #915e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779a and #6360a9. The triadic partners are #a14b56 and #4e782f.

Is white or black text more readable on #376caa?

White text reads better on #376caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #376caa a warm or cool color?

#376caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.114.