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#277ca6 color: Prominent Blue

#277ca6 is rgb(39, 124, 166) in RGB and oklch(55.565% 0.10199 234.8) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

55.6%
0.102
235°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #277ca6

#277ca6 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.6% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 235°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prominent Blue (#2b7da6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #277ca6 mixed with white

  1. 277ca6
  2. 4289af
  3. 5996b8
  4. 6ea3c1
  5. 83b0ca
  6. 98bdd3
  7. accadc
  8. c1d7e5
  9. d5e4ed
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #277ca6 mixed with black

  1. 277ca6
  2. 206b90
  3. 1a5a7a
  4. 144a65
  5. 0e3b51
  6. 082c3e
  7. 041e2b
  8. 02111a
  9. 01050a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #277ca6 with less saturation

  1. 277ca6
  2. 347ba1
  3. 3e7b9c
  4. 477a97
  5. 4e7992
  6. 56788d
  7. 5c7888
  8. 627783
  9. 68757e
  10. 6e7478

Questions about #277ca6

What color is #277ca6?

#277ca6 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 124, 166), in HSL hsl(199.84, 61.95%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.565% 0.10199 234.8).

What colors go well with #277ca6?

The complementary color of #277ca6 is #a16234. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00848f and #5571af. The triadic partners are #a15876 and #727a2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #277ca6?

White text reads better on #277ca6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277ca6 a warm or cool color?

#277ca6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 235 degrees, its lightness 55.6% and its chroma 0.102.