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#1878ca color: Blue-Eyed Boy

#1878ca is rgb(24, 120, 202) in RGB and oklch(56.367% 0.15128 250.456) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

56.4%
0.151
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #1878ca

#1878ca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.59:1 contrast and black text 4.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue-Eyed Boy (#2277cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #1878ca mixed with white

  1. 1878ca
  2. 3986d0
  3. 5294d6
  4. 68a1dc
  5. 7eafe2
  6. 94bce7
  7. a9c9ec
  8. bed7f1
  9. d4e4f6
  10. e9f2fb

Darker: #1878ca mixed with black

  1. 1878ca
  2. 1367af
  3. 0f5795
  4. 0a487c
  5. 073964
  6. 042a4d
  7. 021d37
  8. 011022
  9. 00050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1878ca with less saturation

  1. 1878ca
  2. 2a79c2
  3. 3779ba
  4. 4179b1
  5. 4a79a9
  6. 5379a1
  7. 5b7898
  8. 627890
  9. 697787
  10. 6f767e

Questions about #1878ca

What color is #1878ca?

#1878ca is bright blue. The closest named color is Blue-Eyed Boy. In RGB it is rgb(24, 120, 202), in HSL hsl(207.64, 78.76%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.367% 0.15128 250.456).

What colors go well with #1878ca?

The complementary color of #1878ca is #a86300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085a8 and #6767cb. The triadic partners are #bc4760 and #568604.

Is white or black text more readable on #1878ca?

White text reads better on #1878ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and black gives 4.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1878ca a warm or cool color?

#1878ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.151.