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#398ce6 color: Bleu de France

#398ce6 is rgb(57, 140, 230) in RGB and oklch(63.363% 0.15723 253.126) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

63.4%
0.157
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #398ce6

#398ce6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #398ce6 mixed with white

  1. 398ce6
  2. 5098ea
  3. 65a4ed
  4. 79b0f0
  5. 8cbbf3
  6. 9fc7f5
  7. b2d2f8
  8. c5ddfa
  9. d9e9fc
  10. ecf4fe

Darker: #398ce6 mixed with black

  1. 398ce6
  2. 3079c8
  3. 2867ab
  4. 1f558e
  5. 174373
  6. 103359
  7. 092340
  8. 041428
  9. 010713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #398ce6 with less saturation

  1. 398ce6
  2. 458ddd
  3. 4f8dd4
  4. 588dcb
  5. 608dc2
  6. 688db9
  7. 6f8db0
  8. 768ca7
  9. 7d8c9d
  10. 848b94

Questions about #398ce6

What color is #398ce6?

#398ce6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(57, 140, 230), in HSL hsl(211.21, 77.58%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.363% 0.15723 253.126).

What colors go well with #398ce6?

The complementary color of #398ce6 is #c17800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bc7 and #7f7ae5. The triadic partners are #d85b6e and #629d2b.

Is white or black text more readable on #398ce6?

White text reads better on #398ce6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #398ce6 a warm or cool color?

#398ce6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.157.