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#277bad color: Vermeer Blue

#277bad is rgb(39, 123, 173) in RGB and oklch(55.686% 0.11005 239.757) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

55.7%
0.110
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #277bad

#277bad is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.64:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #277bad mixed with white

  1. 277bad
  2. 4288b6
  3. 5995be
  4. 6ea2c6
  5. 83afcf
  6. 97bcd7
  7. accadf
  8. c1d7e7
  9. d5e4ef
  10. eaf2f7

Darker: #277bad mixed with black

  1. 277bad
  2. 206a96
  3. 1a5a7f
  4. 144a6a
  5. 0e3a55
  6. 082c41
  7. 041e2d
  8. 02101b
  9. 01050b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #277bad with less saturation

  1. 277bad
  2. 347ba7
  3. 3e7aa2
  4. 477a9c
  5. 4e7997
  6. 567891
  7. 5c778b
  8. 627785
  9. 68767f
  10. 6e7579

Questions about #277bad

What color is #277bad?

#277bad is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 123, 173), in HSL hsl(202.39, 63.21%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.686% 0.11005 239.757).

What colors go well with #277bad?

The complementary color of #277bad is #a26227. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008497 and #5a6fb4. The triadic partners are #a75671 and #6c7c29.

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

White text reads better on #277bad: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277bad a warm or cool color?

#277bad is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.11.