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#436ca7 color: Waterline Blue

#436ca7 is rgb(67, 108, 167) in RGB and oklch(52.883% 0.10432 257.528) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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215°
100%

52.9%
0.104
258°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.94:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #436ca7

#436ca7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.9% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 258°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.33:1 contrast and black text 3.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Waterline Blue (#436bad). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #436ca7 mixed with white

  1. 436ca7
  2. 557ab0
  3. 6789b9
  4. 7997c2
  5. 8ba6cb
  6. 9eb4d4
  7. b1c3dd
  8. c4d2e6
  9. d7e1ee
  10. ebf0f7

Darker: #436ca7 mixed with black

  1. 436ca7
  2. 395d91
  3. 2f4e7b
  4. 264066
  5. 1d3252
  6. 14253e
  7. 0c192c
  8. 050d1a
  9. 01040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #436ca7 with less saturation

  1. 436ca7
  2. 486ca1
  3. 4c6d9b
  4. 506d96
  5. 546d90
  6. 596d8a
  7. 5c6d84
  8. 606c7e
  9. 646c78
  10. 686c72

Questions about #436ca7

What color is #436ca7?

#436ca7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Waterline Blue. In RGB it is rgb(67, 108, 167), in HSL hsl(215.4, 42.74%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.883% 0.10432 257.528).

What colors go well with #436ca7?

The complementary color of #436ca7 is #8c6212. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00769a and #6861a4. The triadic partners are #9f5055 and #4c793b.

Is white or black text more readable on #436ca7?

White text reads better on #436ca7: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and black gives 3.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #436ca7 a warm or cool color?

#436ca7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 258 degrees, its lightness 52.9% and its chroma 0.104.