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#217cce color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#217cce is rgb(33, 124, 206) in RGB and oklch(57.698% 0.15025 250.721) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

57.7%
0.150
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #217cce

#217cce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, 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: #217cce mixed with white

  1. 217cce
  2. 3e8ad4
  3. 5697da
  4. 6ca4df
  5. 81b1e4
  6. 96bee9
  7. abcbee
  8. c0d8f3
  9. d5e5f7
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #217cce mixed with black

  1. 217cce
  2. 1b6bb3
  3. 165a98
  4. 104a7f
  5. 0b3b66
  6. 062c4e
  7. 031e38
  8. 011123
  9. 00050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #217cce with less saturation

  1. 217cce
  2. 307cc6
  3. 3c7dbe
  4. 467db5
  5. 4f7dad
  6. 577da5
  7. 5f7c9c
  8. 667c94
  9. 6d7b8b
  10. 737a82

Questions about #217cce

What color is #217cce?

#217cce is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(33, 124, 206), in HSL hsl(208.44, 72.38%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.698% 0.15025 250.721).

What colors go well with #217cce?

The complementary color of #217cce is #ad6700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089ad and #6b6bcf. The triadic partners are #c14c64 and #598a12.

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

White text reads better on #217cce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217cce a warm or cool color?

#217cce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.15.