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#218ce5 color: Bleu de France

#218ce5 is rgb(33, 140, 229) in RGB and oklch(62.734% 0.16213 249.519) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

62.7%
0.162
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #218ce5

#218ce5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.7% lightness, 0.162 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.53:1 contrast and black text 5.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #218ce5 mixed with white

  1. 218ce5
  2. 4198e9
  3. 5aa4ec
  4. 70b0ef
  5. 85bbf2
  6. 9ac7f5
  7. aed2f8
  8. c2ddfa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #218ce5 mixed with black

  1. 218ce5
  2. 1b79c7
  3. 1667aa
  4. 10558e
  5. 0b4372
  6. 063358
  7. 03233f
  8. 011428
  9. 000712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #218ce5 with less saturation

  1. 218ce5
  2. 348cdc
  3. 428dd3
  4. 4e8dca
  5. 588dc1
  6. 618cb8
  7. 6a8cae
  8. 728ba5
  9. 7a8a9c
  10. 818992

Questions about #218ce5

What color is #218ce5?

#218ce5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(33, 140, 229), in HSL hsl(207.24, 79.03%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.734% 0.16213 249.519).

What colors go well with #218ce5?

The complementary color of #218ce5 is #c37300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009abf and #7779e7. The triadic partners are #d65673 and #689a12.

Is white or black text more readable on #218ce5?

White text reads better on #218ce5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and black gives 5.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #218ce5 a warm or cool color?

#218ce5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.7% and its chroma 0.162.