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#218ce6 color: Bleu de France

#218ce6 is rgb(33, 140, 230) in RGB and oklch(62.795% 0.16334 249.767) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

62.8%
0.163
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.52:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #218ce6

#218ce6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.8% lightness, 0.163 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.52:1 contrast and black text 5.96:1, 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: #218ce6 mixed with white

  1. 218ce6
  2. 4198ea
  3. 5aa4ed
  4. 70b0f0
  5. 85bbf3
  6. 9ac7f6
  7. aed2f8
  8. c2defa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #218ce6 mixed with black

  1. 218ce6
  2. 1b79c8
  3. 1667ab
  4. 10558e
  5. 0b4373
  6. 063359
  7. 032340
  8. 011428
  9. 000713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #218ce6 with less saturation

  1. 218ce6
  2. 348cdd
  3. 428dd4
  4. 4e8dcb
  5. 588dc2
  6. 628cb8
  7. 6a8caf
  8. 728ba6
  9. 7a8b9c
  10. 818a92

Questions about #218ce6

What color is #218ce6?

#218ce6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(33, 140, 230), in HSL hsl(207.41, 79.76%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.795% 0.16334 249.767).

What colors go well with #218ce6?

The complementary color of #218ce6 is #c37300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ac0 and #7779e8. The triadic partners are #d75672 and #679b11.

Is white or black text more readable on #218ce6?

White text reads better on #218ce6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and black gives 5.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #218ce6 a warm or cool color?

#218ce6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.8% and its chroma 0.163.