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#277dca color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#277dca is rgb(39, 125, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.814% 0.14275 249.994) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

57.8%
0.143
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.31:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #277dca

#277dca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.31:1 contrast and black text 4.87:1, 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: #277dca mixed with white

  1. 277dca
  2. 428ad0
  3. 5997d6
  4. 6ea4dc
  5. 83b1e2
  6. 98bee7
  7. accbec
  8. c1d8f1
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #277dca mixed with black

  1. 277dca
  2. 206caf
  3. 1a5b95
  4. 144b7c
  5. 0e3b64
  6. 082c4d
  7. 041e37
  8. 021122
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #277dca with less saturation

  1. 277dca
  2. 347dc2
  3. 3f7eba
  4. 497eb3
  5. 517dab
  6. 597da3
  7. 607d9b
  8. 677c93
  9. 6d7b8a
  10. 747b82

Questions about #277dca

What color is #277dca?

#277dca is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(39, 125, 202), in HSL hsl(208.34, 67.63%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.814% 0.14275 249.994).

What colors go well with #277dca?

The complementary color of #277dca is #ae6700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089ad and #6b6dcc. The triadic partners are #be5066 and #5d891d.

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

White text reads better on #277dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and black gives 4.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277dca a warm or cool color?

#277dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.143.