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#397dc8 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#397dc8 is rgb(57, 125, 200) in RGB and oklch(58.231% 0.13453 253.024) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.2%
0.135
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #397dc8

#397dc8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.25:1 contrast and black text 4.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #397dc8 mixed with white

  1. 397dc8
  2. 4e8ace
  3. 6397d4
  4. 76a4da
  5. 89b1e0
  6. 9dbee6
  7. b0cbeb
  8. c4d8f0
  9. d7e5f5
  10. ebf2fa

Darker: #397dc8 mixed with black

  1. 397dc8
  2. 306cae
  3. 285b94
  4. 1f4b7b
  5. 173b63
  6. 102c4c
  7. 091e36
  8. 041121
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #397dc8 with less saturation

  1. 397dc8
  2. 427dc1
  3. 4a7eb9
  4. 517eb2
  5. 587eaa
  6. 5e7ea2
  7. 657d9b
  8. 6a7d93
  9. 707c8b
  10. 767c83

Questions about #397dc8

What color is #397dc8?

#397dc8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(57, 125, 200), in HSL hsl(211.47, 56.52%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.231% 0.13453 253.024).

What colors go well with #397dc8?

The complementary color of #397dc8 is #aa6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ab2 and #716ec7. The triadic partners are #bd5464 and #5a8b2f.

Is white or black text more readable on #397dc8?

White text reads better on #397dc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and black gives 4.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #397dc8 a warm or cool color?

#397dc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.135.