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#217bda color: Soothing Sapphire

#217bda is rgb(33, 123, 218) in RGB and oklch(58.245% 0.16643 253.888) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.2%
0.166
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #217bda

#217bda is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.166 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #217bda mixed with white

  1. 217bda
  2. 3e89df
  3. 5697e3
  4. 6ca4e8
  5. 81b1ec
  6. 96bef0
  7. abcbf3
  8. c0d8f7
  9. d5e5fa
  10. eaf2fd

Darker: #217bda mixed with black

  1. 217bda
  2. 1b6abd
  3. 165aa2
  4. 104a87
  5. 0b3a6c
  6. 062c54
  7. 031e3c
  8. 011025
  9. 000511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #217bda with less saturation

  1. 217bda
  2. 307cd1
  3. 3c7dc8
  4. 467dbe
  5. 4f7db5
  6. 587eac
  7. 5f7da2
  8. 677d99
  9. 6e7d8f
  10. 747c85

Questions about #217bda

What color is #217bda?

#217bda is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(33, 123, 218), in HSL hsl(210.81, 73.71%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.245% 0.16643 253.888).

What colors go well with #217bda?

The complementary color of #217bda is #ac6b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ab4 and #7268d8. The triadic partners are #ca465d and #4e8f01.

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

White text reads better on #217bda: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217bda a warm or cool color?

#217bda is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.166.