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#436ca2 color: Star Sapphire

#436ca2 is rgb(67, 108, 162) in RGB and oklch(52.603% 0.09743 255.799) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

52.6%
0.097
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #436ca2

#436ca2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Star Sapphire (#3c6a9d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #436ca2 mixed with white

  1. 436ca2
  2. 557aac
  3. 6788b5
  4. 7997bf
  5. 8ba5c8
  6. 9eb4d1
  7. b1c3db
  8. c4d2e4
  9. d7e1ed
  10. ebf0f6

Darker: #436ca2 mixed with black

  1. 436ca2
  2. 395d8c
  3. 2f4e77
  4. 264063
  5. 1d324f
  6. 14253c
  7. 0c192a
  8. 050d19
  9. 01040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #436ca2 with less saturation

  1. 436ca2
  2. 486c9d
  3. 4c6c97
  4. 506c92
  5. 546c8c
  6. 586c87
  7. 5c6c81
  8. 606c7c
  9. 636b76
  10. 676b70

Questions about #436ca2

What color is #436ca2?

#436ca2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Star Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(67, 108, 162), in HSL hsl(214.11, 41.48%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.603% 0.09743 255.799).

What colors go well with #436ca2?

The complementary color of #436ca2 is #8b621e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0d7595 and #6661a0. The triadic partners are #9b5157 and #50773c.

Is white or black text more readable on #436ca2?

White text reads better on #436ca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #436ca2 a warm or cool color?

#436ca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.097.