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#277fa8 color: Prominent Blue

#277fa8 is rgb(39, 127, 168) in RGB and oklch(56.403% 0.1023 233.373) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

56.4%
0.102
233°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.48:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #277fa8

#277fa8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 233°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.48:1 contrast and black text 4.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prominent Blue (#2b7da6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #277fa8 mixed with white

  1. 277fa8
  2. 438cb1
  3. 5a98ba
  4. 6fa5c3
  5. 84b2cb
  6. 98bed4
  7. adcbdd
  8. c1d8e5
  9. d6e5ee
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #277fa8 mixed with black

  1. 277fa8
  2. 206e92
  3. 1a5d7c
  4. 144c67
  5. 0e3c52
  6. 082d3f
  7. 041f2c
  8. 02111a
  9. 01060a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #277fa8 with less saturation

  1. 277fa8
  2. 347ea3
  3. 3f7e9e
  4. 487d99
  5. 507c94
  6. 577b8f
  7. 5e7a8a
  8. 647985
  9. 6a7880
  10. 70777b

Questions about #277fa8

What color is #277fa8?

#277fa8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 127, 168), in HSL hsl(199.07, 62.32%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.403% 0.1023 233.373).

What colors go well with #277fa8?

The complementary color of #277fa8 is #a46337. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008791 and #5674b2. The triadic partners are #a35b7a and #767c2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #277fa8?

White text reads better on #277fa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and black gives 4.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #277fa8 a warm or cool color?

#277fa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 233 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.102.