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#276c8a color: Faience

#276c8a is rgb(39, 108, 138) in RGB and oklch(50.167% 0.08274 230.483) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

50.2%
0.083
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #276c8a

#276c8a is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.84:1 contrast and black text 3.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Faience (#2a6d8b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #276c8a mixed with white

  1. 276c8a
  2. 407a95
  3. 5688a1
  4. 6b97ad
  5. 7fa5b8
  6. 94b4c4
  7. a9c2d0
  8. bed1db
  9. d4e0e7
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #276c8a mixed with black

  1. 276c8a
  2. 205d77
  3. 1a4e65
  4. 144053
  5. 0e3242
  6. 082532
  7. 041922
  8. 020d14
  9. 010407
  10. 000001

Calmer: #276c8a with less saturation

  1. 276c8a
  2. 306b86
  3. 386b83
  4. 3f6a7f
  5. 46697b
  6. 4b6877
  7. 516873
  8. 56676f
  9. 5b666c
  10. 5f6568

Questions about #276c8a

What color is #276c8a?

#276c8a is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(39, 108, 138), in HSL hsl(198.18, 55.93%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.167% 0.08274 230.483).

What colors go well with #276c8a?

The complementary color of #276c8a is #895536. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0c7277 and #486493. The triadic partners are #874f6a and #66682b.

Is white or black text more readable on #276c8a?

White text reads better on #276c8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and black gives 3.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #276c8a a warm or cool color?

#276c8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.083.