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#217ddb color: Soothing Sapphire

#217ddb is rgb(33, 125, 219) in RGB and oklch(58.753% 0.1655 253.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

58.8%
0.165
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.18:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #217ddb

#217ddb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.18:1 contrast and black text 5.02:1, 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: #217ddb mixed with white

  1. 217ddb
  2. 3e8be0
  3. 5698e4
  4. 6ca5e9
  5. 81b2ed
  6. 96bff0
  7. abccf4
  8. c0d9f7
  9. d5e6fa
  10. eaf2fd

Darker: #217ddb mixed with black

  1. 217ddb
  2. 1b6cbe
  3. 165ba2
  4. 104b87
  5. 0b3b6d
  6. 062c54
  7. 031e3c
  8. 011126
  9. 000511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #217ddb with less saturation

  1. 217ddb
  2. 317ed2
  3. 3d7fc9
  4. 477fbf
  5. 507fb6
  6. 597fad
  7. 617fa3
  8. 687f9a
  9. 6f7e90
  10. 767d86

Questions about #217ddb

What color is #217ddb?

#217ddb is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(33, 125, 219), in HSL hsl(210.32, 73.81%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.753% 0.1655 253.327).

What colors go well with #217ddb?

The complementary color of #217ddb is #af6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cb5 and #726ada. The triadic partners are #cb485f and #529004.

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

White text reads better on #217ddb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and black gives 5.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217ddb a warm or cool color?

#217ddb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.165.