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#276d8a color: Faience

#276d8a is rgb(39, 109, 138) in RGB and oklch(50.421% 0.08235 229.278) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

50.4%
0.082
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #276d8a

#276d8a is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.77:1 contrast and black text 3.64:1, 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: #276d8a mixed with white

  1. 276d8a
  2. 407b95
  3. 5689a1
  4. 6b97ad
  5. 80a6b8
  6. 95b4c4
  7. a9c3d0
  8. bed2db
  9. d4e1e7
  10. e9f0f3

Darker: #276d8a mixed with black

  1. 276d8a
  2. 205e77
  3. 1a4f65
  4. 144153
  5. 0e3342
  6. 082632
  7. 041922
  8. 020d14
  9. 010407
  10. 000101

Calmer: #276d8a with less saturation

  1. 276d8a
  2. 316c86
  3. 396c83
  4. 406b7f
  5. 466a7b
  6. 4c6977
  7. 516874
  8. 566770
  9. 5b666c
  10. 606568

Questions about #276d8a

What color is #276d8a?

#276d8a is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Faience. In RGB it is rgb(39, 109, 138), in HSL hsl(197.58, 55.93%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.421% 0.08235 229.278).

What colors go well with #276d8a?

The complementary color of #276d8a is #8a5638. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0f7276 and #476593. The triadic partners are #87506c and #68682c.

Is white or black text more readable on #276d8a?

White text reads better on #276d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and black gives 3.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #276d8a a warm or cool color?

#276d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.082.