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#217eb3 color: Vermeer Blue

#217eb3 is rgb(33, 126, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.593% 0.11634 239.569) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

56.6%
0.116
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.47:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #217eb3

#217eb3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.47:1 contrast and black text 4.7:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #217eb3 mixed with white

  1. 217eb3
  2. 3f8bbb
  3. 5798c3
  4. 6da4cb
  5. 82b1d3
  6. 97beda
  7. accbe2
  8. c0d8e9
  9. d5e5f1
  10. eaf2f8

Darker: #217eb3 mixed with black

  1. 217eb3
  2. 1b6d9b
  3. 165c84
  4. 104c6e
  5. 0b3c58
  6. 062d43
  7. 031f2f
  8. 01111d
  9. 00050c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #217eb3 with less saturation

  1. 217eb3
  2. 307ead
  3. 3c7da7
  4. 467da1
  5. 4e7c9b
  6. 567b95
  7. 5d7a8f
  8. 647989
  9. 6a7883
  10. 70777c

Questions about #217eb3

What color is #217eb3?

#217eb3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(33, 126, 179), in HSL hsl(201.78, 68.87%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.593% 0.11634 239.569).

What colors go well with #217eb3?

The complementary color of #217eb3 is #a76323. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00889b and #5b71bb. The triadic partners are #ac5674 and #6e8024.

Is white or black text more readable on #217eb3?

White text reads better on #217eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and black gives 4.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #217eb3 a warm or cool color?

#217eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.116.