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#1878ce color: Blue-Eyed Boy

#1878ce is rgb(24, 120, 206) in RGB and oklch(56.624% 0.15628 251.464) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

56.6%
0.156
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #1878ce

#1878ce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.55:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, 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: #1878ce mixed with white

  1. 1878ce
  2. 3986d4
  3. 5294da
  4. 68a1df
  5. 7eafe4
  6. 94bce9
  7. a9caee
  8. bed7f3
  9. d4e4f7
  10. e9f2fb

Darker: #1878ce mixed with black

  1. 1878ce
  2. 1367b3
  3. 0f5798
  4. 0a487f
  5. 073966
  6. 042a4e
  7. 021d38
  8. 011023
  9. 00050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #1878ce with less saturation

  1. 1878ce
  2. 2a79c5
  3. 3779bd
  4. 4179b4
  5. 4b79ac
  6. 5379a3
  7. 5b799a
  8. 627992
  9. 697889
  10. 70777f

Questions about #1878ce

What color is #1878ce?

#1878ce is bright blue. The closest named color is Blue-Eyed Boy. In RGB it is rgb(24, 120, 206), in HSL hsl(208.35, 79.13%, 45.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.624% 0.15628 251.464).

What colors go well with #1878ce?

The complementary color of #1878ce is #a86500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085aa and #6966ce. The triadic partners are #bf465e and #538800.

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

White text reads better on #1878ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1878ce a warm or cool color?

#1878ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.156.