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#217bca color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#217bca is rgb(33, 123, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.22% 0.14629 250.113) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

57.2%
0.146
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #217bca

#217bca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #217bca mixed with white

  1. 217bca
  2. 3e89d0
  3. 5696d6
  4. 6ca3dc
  5. 81b0e2
  6. 96bde7
  7. abcbec
  8. c0d8f1
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #217bca mixed with black

  1. 217bca
  2. 1b6aaf
  3. 165a95
  4. 104a7c
  5. 0b3a64
  6. 062c4d
  7. 031e37
  8. 011022
  9. 00050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #217bca with less saturation

  1. 217bca
  2. 307bc2
  3. 3c7cba
  4. 467cb2
  5. 4e7caa
  6. 567ba2
  7. 5e7b9a
  8. 657a91
  9. 6b7a89
  10. 727981

Questions about #217bca

What color is #217bca?

#217bca is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(33, 123, 202), in HSL hsl(208.05, 71.91%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.22% 0.14629 250.113).

What colors go well with #217bca?

The complementary color of #217bca is #ac6500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0088ab and #696bcc. The triadic partners are #bd4c64 and #5a8814.

Is white or black text more readable on #217bca?

White text reads better on #217bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217bca a warm or cool color?

#217bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.146.