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#277dc6 color: Skylla

#277dc6 is rgb(39, 125, 198) in RGB and oklch(57.573% 0.1378 248.785) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

57.6%
0.138
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #277dc6

#277dc6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Skylla (#1f7cc2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #277dc6 mixed with white

  1. 277dc6
  2. 428acd
  3. 5997d3
  4. 6ea4d9
  5. 83b1df
  6. 98bee5
  7. accbea
  8. c1d8f0
  9. d5e5f5
  10. eaf2fa

Darker: #277dc6 mixed with black

  1. 277dc6
  2. 206cac
  3. 1a5b92
  4. 144b7a
  5. 0e3b62
  6. 082c4b
  7. 041e35
  8. 021121
  9. 01050e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #277dc6 with less saturation

  1. 277dc6
  2. 347dbf
  3. 3f7db7
  4. 487db0
  5. 517da8
  6. 587da0
  7. 607c99
  8. 667c91
  9. 6d7b89
  10. 737a81

Questions about #277dc6

What color is #277dc6?

#277dc6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Skylla. In RGB it is rgb(39, 125, 198), in HSL hsl(207.55, 67.09%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.573% 0.1378 248.785).

What colors go well with #277dc6?

The complementary color of #277dc6 is #ac6600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089aa and #696ec8. The triadic partners are #bb5168 and #60881f.

Is white or black text more readable on #277dc6?

White text reads better on #277dc6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277dc6 a warm or cool color?

#277dc6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.138.