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#208cea color: Bleu de France

#208cea is rgb(32, 140, 234) in RGB and oklch(63.024% 0.16838 250.616) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63%
0.168
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #208cea

#208cea is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #208cea mixed with white

  1. 208cea
  2. 4198ed
  3. 59a4f0
  4. 70b0f3
  5. 85bcf5
  6. 9ac7f8
  7. aed2fa
  8. c2defb
  9. d6e9fd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #208cea mixed with black

  1. 208cea
  2. 1a79cb
  3. 1567ae
  4. 0f5591
  5. 0a4375
  6. 06335a
  7. 032341
  8. 011429
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #208cea with less saturation

  1. 208cea
  2. 348de1
  3. 428dd7
  4. 4e8dce
  5. 588dc4
  6. 628dbb
  7. 6a8db1
  8. 738ca7
  9. 7a8b9d
  10. 828a93

Questions about #208cea

What color is #208cea?

#208cea is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(32, 140, 234), in HSL hsl(207.92, 82.79%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.024% 0.16838 250.616).

What colors go well with #208cea?

The complementary color of #208cea is #c37500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ac2 and #7979eb. The triadic partners are #da5570 and #649c0a.

Is white or black text more readable on #208cea?

White text reads better on #208cea: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #208cea a warm or cool color?

#208cea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 63% and its chroma 0.168.