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#3a6bdb color: Royal Blue

#3a6bdb is rgb(58, 107, 219) in RGB and oklch(55.645% 0.17988 263.763) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

55.6%
0.180
264°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • blue-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #3a6bdb

#3a6bdb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.18 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.88:1 contrast and black text 4.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #3a6bdb mixed with white

  1. 3a6bdb
  2. 4d7be0
  3. 608ae5
  4. 7399e9
  5. 86a8ed
  6. 99b7f1
  7. adc5f5
  8. c1d4f8
  9. d6e2fb
  10. eaf1fd

Darker: #3a6bdb mixed with black

  1. 3a6bdb
  2. 315cbe
  3. 284ea2
  4. 203f87
  5. 18326d
  6. 102554
  7. 09183c
  8. 040d26
  9. 010411
  10. 000002

Calmer: #3a6bdb with less saturation

  1. 3a6bdb
  2. 406dd1
  3. 466fc7
  4. 4c70bd
  5. 5272b3
  6. 5873a8
  7. 5e739e
  8. 637494
  9. 697489
  10. 6e747e

Questions about #3a6bdb

What color is #3a6bdb?

#3a6bdb is bright blue. The closest named color is Royal Blue. In RGB it is rgb(58, 107, 219), in HSL hsl(221.74, 69.1%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.645% 0.17988 263.763).

What colors go well with #3a6bdb?

The complementary color of #3a6bdb is #986a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007eb8 and #7c57d0. The triadic partners are #c7383c and #058c1a.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a6bdb?

White text reads better on #3a6bdb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and black gives 4.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a6bdb a warm or cool color?

#3a6bdb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.18.