What color is #3386F1?

#3386F1 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Pool Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3386F1?

The RGB value is 51, 134, 241: 51 red, 134 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3386F1?

The complementary color is #F19E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3386F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3386F1 color

#3386F1 rgb(51, 134, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3386F1 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 52.5% green and 94.5% blue (51, 134, 241).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 87% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pool Water (#2188FF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#3386F1 color codes

HEX	`#3386F1`
RGB	`rgb(51, 134, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 52.5%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 87%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 79%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 44%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, 12.42, -60.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 62.02, 281.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.762, 24.102, 86.496)`
Decimal	`3376881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3386F1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3386F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3386F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3386F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3386f1; }
.text { color: #3386f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3386f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 134 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3386f1, #3f33f1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3386F1?: #3386F1 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Pool Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3386F1?: The RGB value is 51, 134, 241: 51 red, 134 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3386F1?: The complementary color is #F19E33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3386F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.