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#2780ce color: Electron Blue

#2780ce is rgb(39, 128, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.743% 0.14469 249.631) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

58.7%
0.145
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.15:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2780ce

#2780ce is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.7% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.15:1 contrast and black text 5.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Electron Blue (#0881d1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2780ce mixed with white

  1. 2780ce
  2. 438dd4
  3. 5a9ad9
  4. 6fa7df
  5. 84b3e4
  6. 98c0e9
  7. adcdee
  8. c1d9f2
  9. d6e6f7
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #2780ce mixed with black

  1. 2780ce
  2. 206eb3
  3. 1a5d98
  4. 144d7f
  5. 0e3d66
  6. 082e4e
  7. 041f38
  8. 021223
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2780ce with less saturation

  1. 2780ce
  2. 3580c6
  3. 4080be
  4. 4a80b6
  5. 5380ae
  6. 5b80a6
  7. 62809e
  8. 697f96
  9. 707e8d
  10. 767d85

Questions about #2780ce

What color is #2780ce?

#2780ce is bright blue. The closest named color is Electron Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 128, 206), in HSL hsl(208.02, 68.16%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.743% 0.14469 249.631).

What colors go well with #2780ce?

The complementary color of #2780ce is #b26900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008db0 and #6d70d0. The triadic partners are #c25269 and #608c1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2780ce?

White text reads better on #2780ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and black gives 5.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2780ce a warm or cool color?

#2780ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 58.7% and its chroma 0.145.