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#276d85 color: Saxony Blue

#276d85 is rgb(39, 109, 133) in RGB and oklch(50.182% 0.07812 224.512) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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195°
100%

50.2%
0.078
225°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #276d85

#276d85 is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 225°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.81:1 contrast and black text 3.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Saxony Blue (#216b88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #276d85 mixed with white

  1. 276d85
  2. 407b91
  3. 56899d
  4. 6b97a9
  5. 80a6b5
  6. 94b4c1
  7. a9c3cd
  8. bed2da
  9. d4e1e6
  10. e9f0f2

Darker: #276d85 mixed with black

  1. 276d85
  2. 205e73
  3. 1a4f61
  4. 144150
  5. 0e3340
  6. 082630
  7. 041921
  8. 020d13
  9. 010406
  10. 000101

Calmer: #276d85 with less saturation

  1. 276d85
  2. 316c82
  3. 386b7e
  4. 3f6b7b
  5. 466a78
  6. 4b6975
  7. 516871
  8. 56676e
  9. 5b666a
  10. 5f6567

Questions about #276d85

What color is #276d85?

#276d85 is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Saxony Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 109, 133), in HSL hsl(195.32, 54.65%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.182% 0.07812 224.512).

What colors go well with #276d85?

The complementary color of #276d85 is #89553e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1a7171 and #446690. The triadic partners are #83516e and #6b662d.

Is white or black text more readable on #276d85?

White text reads better on #276d85: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and black gives 3.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #276d85 a warm or cool color?

#276d85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 225 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.078.