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#3d5ca1 color: Blue Dahlia

#3d5ca1 is rgb(61, 92, 161) in RGB and oklch(48.597% 0.11692 264.279) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

48.6%
0.117
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #3d5ca1

#3d5ca1 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.47:1 contrast and black text 3.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dahlia (#415e9c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #3d5ca1 mixed with white

  1. 3d5ca1
  2. 4f6cab
  3. 617cb5
  4. 738cbf
  5. 869cc8
  6. 99acd2
  7. adbcdb
  8. c1cde4
  9. d5dded
  10. eaeef6

Darker: #3d5ca1 mixed with black

  1. 3d5ca1
  2. 344f8b
  3. 2b4276
  4. 223662
  5. 1a2a4e
  6. 121f3c
  7. 0a142a
  8. 040a19
  9. 010309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #3d5ca1 with less saturation

  1. 3d5ca1
  2. 415d9b
  3. 445e94
  4. 485e8e
  5. 4b5f87
  6. 4f5f81
  7. 525f7a
  8. 555f74
  9. 595f6d
  10. 5c5f66

Questions about #3d5ca1

What color is #3d5ca1?

#3d5ca1 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(61, 92, 161), in HSL hsl(221.4, 45.05%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.597% 0.11692 264.279).

What colors go well with #3d5ca1?

The complementary color of #3d5ca1 is #7e5800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006897 and #64509a. The triadic partners are #96403d and #2e7031.

Is white or black text more readable on #3d5ca1?

White text reads better on #3d5ca1: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and black gives 3.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3d5ca1 a warm or cool color?

#3d5ca1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.117.