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#277aca color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#277aca is rgb(39, 122, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.129% 0.14583 251.484) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

57.1%
0.146
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.45:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #277aca

#277aca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.45:1 contrast and black text 4.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #277aca mixed with white

  1. 277aca
  2. 4288d0
  3. 5895d6
  4. 6ea2dc
  5. 82b0e2
  6. 97bde7
  7. accaec
  8. c0d7f1
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #277aca mixed with black

  1. 277aca
  2. 2069af
  3. 1a5995
  4. 14497c
  5. 0e3a64
  6. 082b4d
  7. 041d37
  8. 021022
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #277aca with less saturation

  1. 277aca
  2. 347ac2
  3. 3e7bba
  4. 477bb2
  5. 507baa
  6. 577ba2
  7. 5e7a9a
  8. 657a91
  9. 6c7989
  10. 727980

Questions about #277aca

What color is #277aca?

#277aca is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(39, 122, 202), in HSL hsl(209.45, 67.63%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.129% 0.14583 251.484).

What colors go well with #277aca?

The complementary color of #277aca is #aa6600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0087ac and #6b6aca. The triadic partners are #bd4c61 and #57881a.

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

White text reads better on #277aca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and black gives 4.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277aca a warm or cool color?

#277aca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.146.