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#276cb8 color: Beautiful Blue

#276cb8 is rgb(39, 108, 184) in RGB and oklch(52.793% 0.13767 253.7) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

52.8%
0.138
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #276cb8

#276cb8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.35:1 contrast and black text 3.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #276cb8 mixed with white

  1. 276cb8
  2. 3f7bc0
  3. 558ac8
  4. 6a98cf
  5. 7fa7d7
  6. 94b5de
  7. a9c4e5
  8. bed3ec
  9. d4e1f2
  10. e9f0f9

Darker: #276cb8 mixed with black

  1. 276cb8
  2. 205da0
  3. 1a4e88
  4. 144071
  5. 0e325b
  6. 082545
  7. 041931
  8. 020d1e
  9. 01040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #276cb8 with less saturation

  1. 276cb8
  2. 316db1
  3. 3a6da9
  4. 416da2
  5. 486d9a
  6. 4f6d92
  7. 556d8b
  8. 5b6d83
  9. 606c7b
  10. 666c73

Questions about #276cb8

What color is #276cb8?

#276cb8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 108, 184), in HSL hsl(211.45, 65.02%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.793% 0.13767 253.7).

What colors go well with #276cb8?

The complementary color of #276cb8 is #975c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789e and #635db7. The triadic partners are #ac4353 and #487b19.

Is white or black text more readable on #276cb8?

White text reads better on #276cb8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and black gives 3.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #276cb8 a warm or cool color?

#276cb8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.138.