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#217cb8 color: Haddock’s Sweater

#217cb8 is rgb(33, 124, 184) in RGB and oklch(56.389% 0.12359 243.291) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

56.4%
0.124
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -76
Black text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #217cb8

#217cb8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.53:1 contrast and black text 4.64:1, 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: #217cb8 mixed with white

  1. 217cb8
  2. 3e89c0
  3. 5696c7
  4. 6ca3cf
  5. 81b0d6
  6. 96bddd
  7. abcae4
  8. c0d7eb
  9. d5e5f2
  10. eaf2f8

Darker: #217cb8 mixed with black

  1. 217cb8
  2. 1b6ba0
  3. 165a88
  4. 104a71
  5. 0b3b5b
  6. 062c45
  7. 031e31
  8. 01111e
  9. 00050c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #217cb8 with less saturation

  1. 217cb8
  2. 307cb2
  3. 3b7cab
  4. 457ba5
  5. 4e7b9e
  6. 557a97
  7. 5d7991
  8. 63798a
  9. 6a7883
  10. 70777c

Questions about #217cb8

What color is #217cb8?

#217cb8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(33, 124, 184), in HSL hsl(203.84, 69.59%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.389% 0.12359 243.291).

What colors go well with #217cb8?

The complementary color of #217cb8 is #a7630f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00869f and #5f6ebe. The triadic partners are #af536e and #688121.

Is white or black text more readable on #217cb8?

White text reads better on #217cb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and black gives 4.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217cb8 a warm or cool color?

#217cb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.124.