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#257fa2 color: Summer Blue

#257fa2 is rgb(37, 127, 162) in RGB and oklch(56.058% 0.09752 228.863) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

56.1%
0.098
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #257fa2

#257fa2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.53:1 contrast and black text 4.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Summer Blue (#1880a1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #257fa2 mixed with white

  1. 257fa2
  2. 418cab
  3. 5998b5
  4. 6ea5be
  5. 83b1c7
  6. 98bed1
  7. accbda
  8. c1d8e3
  9. d5e5ec
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #257fa2 mixed with black

  1. 257fa2
  2. 1f6e8c
  3. 195d77
  4. 134c63
  5. 0d3c4f
  6. 082d3c
  7. 041f2a
  8. 021119
  9. 00060a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #257fa2 with less saturation

  1. 257fa2
  2. 337e9e
  3. 3e7d99
  4. 477d95
  5. 4f7c90
  6. 567b8c
  7. 5d7987
  8. 637883
  9. 69777e
  10. 6f7679

Questions about #257fa2

What color is #257fa2?

#257fa2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Summer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(37, 127, 162), in HSL hsl(196.8, 62.81%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.058% 0.09752 228.863).

What colors go well with #257fa2?

The complementary color of #257fa2 is #a2623e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00868a and #5175ae. The triadic partners are #9f5c7e and #79792d.

Is white or black text more readable on #257fa2?

White text reads better on #257fa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and black gives 4.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #257fa2 a warm or cool color?

#257fa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.098.