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#026cba color: Beautiful Blue

#026cba is rgb(2, 108, 186) in RGB and oklch(52.296% 0.14702 249.942) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

52.3%
0.147
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #026cba

#026cba is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.45:1 contrast and black text 3.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #026cba mixed with white

  1. 026cba
  2. 2e7bc2
  3. 498ac9
  4. 6198d1
  5. 78a7d8
  6. 8eb6df
  7. a4c4e6
  8. bbd3ec
  9. d1e2f3
  10. e8f0f9

Darker: #026cba mixed with black

  1. 026cba
  2. 015da1
  3. 014e89
  4. 014072
  5. 00325c
  6. 002546
  7. 001932
  8. 000d1e
  9. 00040d
  10. 000002

Calmer: #026cba with less saturation

  1. 026cba
  2. 1d6db2
  3. 2b6daa
  4. 366da3
  5. 406d9b
  6. 486d93
  7. 506d8b
  8. 576c83
  9. 5d6b7a
  10. 646b72

Questions about #026cba

What color is #026cba?

#026cba is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(2, 108, 186), in HSL hsl(205.43, 97.87%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.296% 0.14702 249.942).

What colors go well with #026cba?

The complementary color of #026cba is #995800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007897 and #5b5cbc. The triadic partners are #ad3d56 and #4c7900.

Is white or black text more readable on #026cba?

White text reads better on #026cba: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and black gives 3.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #026cba a warm or cool color?

#026cba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.147.