#0369A1 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#0369A1

#0369A1 is a dark, vivid blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class sky-700 (e.g. bg-sky-700, text-sky-700). Its nearest CSS named color is teal (#008080). For readable text on a #0369A1 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (5.93:1). #0369A1 sits in the middle of the lightness range, so it can serve as a primary brand or accent color — use its tints for backgrounds and its shades for text and pressed states.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #0369A1 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#0369A1
RGBrgb(3, 105, 161)
HSLhsl(201, 96%, 32%)
HSV / HSB201°, 98%, 63%
Nearest namedteal (#008080)

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#0369A1 in Tailwind CSS (sky-700)

#0369A1 ships with Tailwind CSS as sky-700 — use it as bg-sky-700, text-sky-700, or border-sky-700. It sits at step 700 of the sky ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #0369A1 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #0369A1 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #0369A1 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 5.93:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Fail
Black text 3.54:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Pass · AAA: Fail

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #0369A1 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More blue colors in the library: #1E3A8A (blue-900), #4B5563 (gray-600), #312E81 (indigo-900), #475569 (slate-600), #34495E, #334155 (slate-700).

Frequently Asked Questions

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