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#277ecc color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#277ecc is rgb(39, 126, 204) in RGB and oklch(58.164% 0.14423 250.063) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

58.2%
0.144
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #277ecc

#277ecc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.25:1 contrast and black text 4.94:1, 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: #277ecc mixed with white

  1. 277ecc
  2. 428bd2
  3. 5998d8
  4. 6fa5dd
  5. 83b2e3
  6. 98bfe8
  7. accced
  8. c1d9f2
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #277ecc mixed with black

  1. 277ecc
  2. 206db1
  3. 1a5c97
  4. 144c7e
  5. 0e3c65
  6. 082d4e
  7. 041f37
  8. 021122
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #277ecc with less saturation

  1. 277ecc
  2. 357ec4
  3. 407fbc
  4. 497fb4
  5. 527eac
  6. 597ea4
  7. 617e9c
  8. 687d94
  9. 6e7c8c
  10. 757c83

Questions about #277ecc

What color is #277ecc?

#277ecc is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(39, 126, 204), in HSL hsl(208.36, 67.9%, 47.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.164% 0.14423 250.063).

What colors go well with #277ecc?

The complementary color of #277ecc is #af6800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bae and #6c6ece. The triadic partners are #c05067 and #5d8b1c.

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

White text reads better on #277ecc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and black gives 4.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277ecc a warm or cool color?

#277ecc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.144.