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#277dd2 color: Soothing Sapphire

#277dd2 is rgb(39, 125, 210) in RGB and oklch(58.308% 0.15278 252.116) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

58.3%
0.153
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #277dd2

#277dd2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.24:1 contrast and black text 4.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #277dd2 mixed with white

  1. 277dd2
  2. 428ad8
  3. 5998dd
  4. 6ea5e2
  5. 83b2e7
  6. 98bfeb
  7. acccf0
  8. c1d8f4
  9. d5e5f8
  10. eaf2fc

Darker: #277dd2 mixed with black

  1. 277dd2
  2. 206cb6
  3. 1a5b9b
  4. 144b81
  5. 0e3b68
  6. 082c50
  7. 041e39
  8. 021124
  9. 010510
  10. 000102

Calmer: #277dd2 with less saturation

  1. 277dd2
  2. 357eca
  3. 407ec1
  4. 497eb9
  5. 527eb0
  6. 597ea8
  7. 617e9f
  8. 687d96
  9. 6e7d8d
  10. 757c84

Questions about #277dd2

What color is #277dd2?

#277dd2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(39, 125, 210), in HSL hsl(209.82, 68.67%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.308% 0.15278 252.116).

What colors go well with #277dd2?

The complementary color of #277dd2 is #ae6900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bb2 and #6f6cd2. The triadic partners are #c44d63 and #578d17.

Is white or black text more readable on #277dd2?

White text reads better on #277dd2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and black gives 4.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277dd2 a warm or cool color?

#277dd2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.153.