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#277cb3 color: Vermeer Blue

#277cb3 is rgb(39, 124, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.251% 0.11602 242.014) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

56.3%
0.116
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #277cb3

#277cb3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.55:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, 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: #277cb3 mixed with white

  1. 277cb3
  2. 4289bb
  3. 5996c3
  4. 6ea3cb
  5. 83b0d3
  6. 98bdda
  7. accae2
  8. c1d7e9
  9. d5e4f1
  10. eaf2f8

Darker: #277cb3 mixed with black

  1. 277cb3
  2. 206b9b
  3. 1a5a84
  4. 144a6e
  5. 0e3b58
  6. 082c43
  7. 041e2f
  8. 02111d
  9. 01050c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #277cb3 with less saturation

  1. 277cb3
  2. 347cad
  3. 3e7ba7
  4. 477ba1
  5. 4f7a9b
  6. 567a95
  7. 5d798f
  8. 647888
  9. 6a7782
  10. 6f767c

Questions about #277cb3

What color is #277cb3?

#277cb3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 124, 179), in HSL hsl(203.57, 64.22%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.251% 0.11602 242.014).

What colors go well with #277cb3?

The complementary color of #277cb3 is #a5631e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00869d and #5e6fb9. The triadic partners are #ab5570 and #6a7f27.

Is white or black text more readable on #277cb3?

White text reads better on #277cb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277cb3 a warm or cool color?

#277cb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.116.