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#276eb2 color: Beautiful Blue

#276eb2 is rgb(39, 110, 178) in RGB and oklch(52.878% 0.12773 250.874) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

52.9%
0.128
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.96:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #276eb2

#276eb2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.9% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast and black text 3.96:1, 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: #276eb2 mixed with white

  1. 276eb2
  2. 407cba
  3. 568bc3
  4. 6b99cb
  5. 80a8d3
  6. 95b6da
  7. aac4e2
  8. bfd3e9
  9. d4e2f1
  10. e9f0f8

Darker: #276eb2 mixed with black

  1. 276eb2
  2. 205f9a
  3. 1a5083
  4. 14416d
  5. 0e3357
  6. 082643
  7. 04192f
  8. 020e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #276eb2 with less saturation

  1. 276eb2
  2. 316eab
  3. 3a6ea4
  4. 426f9d
  5. 496e96
  6. 4f6e8f
  7. 556e88
  8. 5b6d81
  9. 616d7a
  10. 666c73

Questions about #276eb2

What color is #276eb2?

#276eb2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 110, 178), in HSL hsl(209.35, 64.06%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.878% 0.12773 250.874).

What colors go well with #276eb2?

The complementary color of #276eb2 is #985c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00799b and #6060b3. The triadic partners are #a74759 and #517a1e.

Is white or black text more readable on #276eb2?

White text reads better on #276eb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and black gives 3.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #276eb2 a warm or cool color?

#276eb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 52.9% and its chroma 0.128.