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#277ab1 color: Vermeer Blue

#277ab1 is rgb(39, 122, 177) in RGB and oklch(55.662% 0.11533 242.536) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

55.7%
0.115
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #277ab1

#277ab1 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.66:1 contrast and black text 4.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #277ab1 mixed with white

  1. 277ab1
  2. 4287b9
  3. 5894c1
  4. 6ea2c9
  5. 83afd1
  6. 97bcd9
  7. acc9e1
  8. c0d7e9
  9. d5e4f0
  10. eaf1f8

Darker: #277ab1 mixed with black

  1. 277ab1
  2. 206999
  3. 1a5983
  4. 14496c
  5. 0e3a57
  6. 082b42
  7. 041d2f
  8. 02101c
  9. 01050c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #277ab1 with less saturation

  1. 277ab1
  2. 347aab
  3. 3e79a5
  4. 46799f
  5. 4e7899
  6. 557893
  7. 5c778d
  8. 627686
  9. 687580
  10. 6e747a

Questions about #277ab1

What color is #277ab1?

#277ab1 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 122, 177), in HSL hsl(203.91, 63.89%, 42.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.662% 0.11533 242.536).

What colors go well with #277ab1?

The complementary color of #277ab1 is #a2621c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00849b and #5d6db7. The triadic partners are #a9546d and #687e27.

Is white or black text more readable on #277ab1?

White text reads better on #277ab1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and black gives 4.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277ab1 a warm or cool color?

#277ab1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.115.