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#277dc9 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#277dc9 is rgb(39, 125, 201) in RGB and oklch(57.753% 0.14151 249.702) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

57.8%
0.142
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #277dc9

#277dc9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, 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: #277dc9 mixed with white

  1. 277dc9
  2. 428acf
  3. 5997d5
  4. 6ea4db
  5. 83b1e1
  6. 98bee6
  7. accbec
  8. c1d8f1
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fa

Darker: #277dc9 mixed with black

  1. 277dc9
  2. 206cae
  3. 1a5b95
  4. 144b7c
  5. 0e3b64
  6. 082c4c
  7. 041e36
  8. 021122
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #277dc9 with less saturation

  1. 277dc9
  2. 347dc1
  3. 3f7dba
  4. 497db2
  5. 517daa
  6. 597da2
  7. 607d9a
  8. 677c92
  9. 6d7b8a
  10. 737a82

Questions about #277dc9

What color is #277dc9?

#277dc9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(39, 125, 201), in HSL hsl(208.15, 67.5%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.753% 0.14151 249.702).

What colors go well with #277dc9?

The complementary color of #277dc9 is #ad6700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089ac and #6a6dcb. The triadic partners are #bd5067 and #5d891d.

Is white or black text more readable on #277dc9?

White text reads better on #277dc9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277dc9 a warm or cool color?

#277dc9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.142.