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#278ce2 color: Bleu de France

#278ce2 is rgb(39, 140, 226) in RGB and oklch(62.667% 0.15721 249.42) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.7%
0.157
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #278ce2

#278ce2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.7% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #278ce2 mixed with white

  1. 278ce2
  2. 4498e6
  3. 5ca4ea
  4. 72b0ed
  5. 87bbf0
  6. 9bc7f3
  7. afd2f6
  8. c3ddf9
  9. d7e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #278ce2 mixed with black

  1. 278ce2
  2. 2079c4
  3. 1a67a8
  4. 14558c
  5. 0e4371
  6. 083357
  7. 04233e
  8. 021427
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #278ce2 with less saturation

  1. 278ce2
  2. 388cd9
  3. 458dd1
  4. 508dc8
  5. 5a8cbf
  6. 638cb6
  7. 6b8cad
  8. 738ba4
  9. 7a8a9b
  10. 818992

Questions about #278ce2

What color is #278ce2?

#278ce2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(39, 140, 226), in HSL hsl(207.59, 76.33%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.667% 0.15721 249.42).

What colors go well with #278ce2?

The complementary color of #278ce2 is #c37300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009abf and #767ae4. The triadic partners are #d45873 and #69991b.

Is white or black text more readable on #278ce2?

White text reads better on #278ce2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #278ce2 a warm or cool color?

#278ce2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 62.7% and its chroma 0.157.