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#257daf color: Vermeer Blue

#257daf is rgb(37, 125, 175) in RGB and oklch(56.227% 0.11147 238.885) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

56.2%
0.111
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #257daf

#257daf is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.53:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #257daf mixed with white

  1. 257daf
  2. 418ab7
  3. 5897c0
  4. 6ea4c8
  5. 83b0d0
  6. 97bdd8
  7. accae0
  8. c1d7e8
  9. d5e5f0
  10. eaf2f7

Darker: #257daf mixed with black

  1. 257daf
  2. 1f6c98
  3. 195b81
  4. 134b6b
  5. 0d3b56
  6. 082c41
  7. 041e2e
  8. 02111c
  9. 00050b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #257daf with less saturation

  1. 257daf
  2. 337da9
  3. 3d7ca4
  4. 477b9e
  5. 4f7b98
  6. 567a93
  7. 5d798d
  8. 637887
  9. 6a7781
  10. 6f767b

Questions about #257daf

What color is #257daf?

#257daf is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(37, 125, 175), in HSL hsl(201.74, 65.09%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.227% 0.11147 238.885).

What colors go well with #257daf?

The complementary color of #257daf is #a56328. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008698 and #5a71b7. The triadic partners are #a95774 and #6e7e28.

Is white or black text more readable on #257daf?

White text reads better on #257daf: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #257daf a warm or cool color?

#257daf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.111.