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#2178b8 color: Haddock’s Sweater

#2178b8 is rgb(33, 120, 184) in RGB and oklch(55.438% 0.12715 245.861) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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205°
100%

55.4%
0.127
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.44:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #2178b8

#2178b8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.4% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.73:1 contrast and black text 4.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater (#277aba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2178b8 mixed with white

  1. 2178b8
  2. 3e86c0
  3. 5593c7
  4. 6ba0cf
  5. 80aed6
  6. 95bbdd
  7. aac9e4
  8. bfd6eb
  9. d4e4f2
  10. eaf1f9

Darker: #2178b8 mixed with black

  1. 2178b8
  2. 1b67a0
  3. 165788
  4. 104871
  5. 0b395b
  6. 062a45
  7. 031d31
  8. 01101e
  9. 00050c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2178b8 with less saturation

  1. 2178b8
  2. 2f78b1
  3. 3a78ab
  4. 4378a4
  5. 4c779d
  6. 537796
  7. 5a768f
  8. 617688
  9. 677581
  10. 6d747a

Questions about #2178b8

What color is #2178b8?

#2178b8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(33, 120, 184), in HSL hsl(205.43, 69.59%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.438% 0.12715 245.861).

What colors go well with #2178b8?

The complementary color of #2178b8 is #a46100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00839f and #5f6abc. The triadic partners are #ae4f68 and #607f1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2178b8?

White text reads better on #2178b8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and black gives 4.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2178b8 a warm or cool color?

#2178b8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 55.4% and its chroma 0.127.