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#257fa8 color: Prominent Blue

#257fa8 is rgb(37, 127, 168) in RGB and oklch(56.354% 0.10303 233.041) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

56.4%
0.103
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #257fa8

#257fa8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.49:1 contrast and black text 4.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prominent Blue (#2b7da6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #257fa8 mixed with white

  1. 257fa8
  2. 418cb1
  3. 5998ba
  4. 6ea5c3
  5. 83b2cb
  6. 98bed4
  7. accbdd
  8. c1d8e5
  9. d5e5ee
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #257fa8 mixed with black

  1. 257fa8
  2. 1f6e92
  3. 195d7c
  4. 134c67
  5. 0d3c52
  6. 082d3f
  7. 041f2c
  8. 02111a
  9. 00060a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #257fa8 with less saturation

  1. 257fa8
  2. 337ea3
  3. 3e7e9e
  4. 477d99
  5. 4f7c94
  6. 577b8f
  7. 5e7a8a
  8. 647985
  9. 6a7880
  10. 70777b

Questions about #257fa8

What color is #257fa8?

#257fa8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(37, 127, 168), in HSL hsl(198.78, 63.9%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.354% 0.10303 233.041).

What colors go well with #257fa8?

The complementary color of #257fa8 is #a46337. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008790 and #5574b2. The triadic partners are #a35a7b and #767c2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #257fa8?

White text reads better on #257fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and black gives 4.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #257fa8 a warm or cool color?

#257fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.103.