#336cbd

Color #336cbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.21 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#336cbd

RGB

rgb(51, 108, 189)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 57.5%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 73%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(73%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(45.77, 9.3, -48.01)

LCH

lch(45.77, 48.9, 280.96)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1406, 257.63)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 20%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8433

Analogous

#33b1bd

#336cbd

#3f33bd

Triadic

#336cbd

#bd336c

#6cbd33

Split-complementary

#336cbd

#bd3f33

#b1bd33

Tetradic

#336cbd

#8433bd

#bd8433

#6cbd33

Square

#336cbd

#bd33b1

#bd8433

#33bd3f

Shades

Color #336cbd mixed toward black.

#2b5a9e

#22487e

#1a365f

#11243f

#091220

Tints

Color #336cbd mixed toward white.

#4e83cf

#719cd9

#95b5e2

#b8ceec

#dce6f5

Tones

Color #336cbd mixed toward gray.

#3f6eb2

#4a70a6

#56729b

#61748f

#6d7684

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5252ae · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#4e4aaa · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#38a09d · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #336cbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#336cbd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#336cbd (#336cbd) is rgb(51, 108, 189) in RGB.

No, #336cbd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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