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#1b8fee color: Bleu de France

#1b8fee is rgb(27, 143, 238) in RGB and oklch(63.863% 0.17101 249.923) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

63.9%
0.171
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #1b8fee

#1b8fee is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.9% lightness, 0.171 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.38:1 contrast and black text 6.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #1b8fee mixed with white

  1. 1b8fee
  2. 3f9bf1
  3. 59a7f3
  4. 6fb2f6
  5. 85bef8
  6. 9ac9fa
  7. aed4fb
  8. c2dffd
  9. d7eafe
  10. ebf4ff

Darker: #1b8fee mixed with black

  1. 1b8fee
  2. 167ccf
  3. 1169b1
  4. 0c5793
  5. 084577
  6. 05345c
  7. 022442
  8. 01152a
  9. 000714
  10. 000103

Calmer: #1b8fee with less saturation

  1. 1b8fee
  2. 3290e4
  3. 4190db
  4. 4e90d1
  5. 5990c8
  6. 6390be
  7. 6c8fb4
  8. 748faa
  9. 7c8ea0
  10. 848d96

Questions about #1b8fee

What color is #1b8fee?

#1b8fee is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(27, 143, 238), in HSL hsl(207.01, 86.12%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.863% 0.17101 249.923).

What colors go well with #1b8fee?

The complementary color of #1b8fee is #c77600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc5 and #7a7bf0. The triadic partners are #de5674 and #689f02.

Is white or black text more readable on #1b8fee?

White text reads better on #1b8fee: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and black gives 6.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #1b8fee a warm or cool color?

#1b8fee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.9% and its chroma 0.171.