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#277bc8 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#277bc8 is rgb(39, 123, 200) in RGB and oklch(57.234% 0.14228 250.438) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

57.2%
0.142
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #277bc8

#277bc8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.75:1, 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: #277bc8 mixed with white

  1. 277bc8
  2. 4288ce
  3. 5896d5
  4. 6ea3db
  5. 83b0e0
  6. 97bde6
  7. accaeb
  8. c0d8f1
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fa

Darker: #277bc8 mixed with black

  1. 277bc8
  2. 206aae
  3. 1a5a94
  4. 144a7b
  5. 0e3a63
  6. 082c4c
  7. 041e36
  8. 021021
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #277bc8 with less saturation

  1. 277bc8
  2. 347bc0
  3. 3f7cb8
  4. 487cb1
  5. 507ca9
  6. 587ba1
  7. 5f7b99
  8. 657a91
  9. 6c7a89
  10. 727980

Questions about #277bc8

What color is #277bc8?

#277bc8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(39, 123, 200), in HSL hsl(208.7, 67.36%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.234% 0.14228 250.438).

What colors go well with #277bc8?

The complementary color of #277bc8 is #ab6600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0087ab and #6a6bc9. The triadic partners are #bc4e64 and #5a881c.

Is white or black text more readable on #277bc8?

White text reads better on #277bc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277bc8 a warm or cool color?

#277bc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.142.