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#277ddb color: Soothing Sapphire

#277ddb is rgb(39, 125, 219) in RGB and oklch(58.883% 0.16417 254.105) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.9%
0.164
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #277ddb

#277ddb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.16:1 contrast and black text 5.04:1, 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: #277ddb mixed with white

  1. 277ddb
  2. 428be0
  3. 5998e4
  4. 6ea5e9
  5. 83b2ed
  6. 98bff0
  7. acccf4
  8. c1d9f7
  9. d5e6fa
  10. eaf2fd

Darker: #277ddb mixed with black

  1. 277ddb
  2. 206cbe
  3. 1a5ba2
  4. 144b87
  5. 0e3b6d
  6. 082c54
  7. 041e3c
  8. 021126
  9. 010511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #277ddb with less saturation

  1. 277ddb
  2. 357ed2
  3. 407fc9
  4. 497fc0
  5. 527fb6
  6. 5a7fad
  7. 627fa4
  8. 697f9a
  9. 707e91
  10. 767e87

Questions about #277ddb

What color is #277ddb?

#277ddb is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(39, 125, 219), in HSL hsl(211.33, 71.43%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.883% 0.16417 254.105).

What colors go well with #277ddb?

The complementary color of #277ddb is #ae6d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cb7 and #746ad9. The triadic partners are #cb495e and #50910f.

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

White text reads better on #277ddb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and black gives 5.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277ddb a warm or cool color?

#277ddb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.164.