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#126eb8 color: Beautiful Blue

#126eb8 is rgb(18, 110, 184) in RGB and oklch(52.807% 0.14035 249.58) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

52.8%
0.140
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.95:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #126eb8

#126eb8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.32:1 contrast and black text 3.95:1, 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: #126eb8 mixed with white

  1. 126eb8
  2. 347dc0
  3. 4d8bc8
  4. 649acf
  5. 7aa8d7
  6. 90b6de
  7. a6c5e5
  8. bcd3ec
  9. d2e2f2
  10. e9f0f9

Darker: #126eb8 mixed with black

  1. 126eb8
  2. 0e5fa0
  3. 0a5088
  4. 074171
  5. 04335b
  6. 022645
  7. 011931
  8. 010e1e
  9. 00040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #126eb8 with less saturation

  1. 126eb8
  2. 246eb1
  3. 306fa9
  4. 3a6fa2
  5. 436f9a
  6. 4b6e92
  7. 526e8b
  8. 596e83
  9. 5f6d7b
  10. 656c73

Questions about #126eb8

What color is #126eb8?

#126eb8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(18, 110, 184), in HSL hsl(206.75, 82.18%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.807% 0.14035 249.58).

What colors go well with #126eb8?

The complementary color of #126eb8 is #9b5900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007999 and #5d5eba. The triadic partners are #ac4159 and #507a02.

Is white or black text more readable on #126eb8?

White text reads better on #126eb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and black gives 3.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #126eb8 a warm or cool color?

#126eb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.14.