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#217dca color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#217dca is rgb(33, 125, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.68% 0.14426 249.125) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

57.7%
0.144
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #217dca

#217dca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.85:1, 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: #217dca mixed with white

  1. 217dca
  2. 3f8ad0
  3. 5697d6
  4. 6ca5dc
  5. 82b2e2
  6. 96bee7
  7. abcbec
  8. c0d8f1
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #217dca mixed with black

  1. 217dca
  2. 1b6caf
  3. 165b95
  4. 104b7c
  5. 0b3b64
  6. 062c4d
  7. 031e37
  8. 011122
  9. 00050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #217dca with less saturation

  1. 217dca
  2. 317dc2
  3. 3c7dba
  4. 467db2
  5. 4f7dab
  6. 577da3
  7. 5f7d9b
  8. 667c92
  9. 6d7b8a
  10. 737a82

Questions about #217dca

What color is #217dca?

#217dca is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(33, 125, 202), in HSL hsl(207.34, 71.91%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.68% 0.14426 249.125).

What colors go well with #217dca?

The complementary color of #217dca is #af6600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089ab and #696dcc. The triadic partners are #be4f67 and #5e8917.

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

White text reads better on #217dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217dca a warm or cool color?

#217dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.144.