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#278fe3 color: Bleu de France

#278fe3 is rgb(39, 143, 227) in RGB and oklch(63.403% 0.15548 248.318) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

63.4%
0.155
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #278fe3

#278fe3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.12:1, 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: #278fe3 mixed with white

  1. 278fe3
  2. 459be7
  3. 5da6ea
  4. 73b2ee
  5. 87bdf1
  6. 9cc8f4
  7. b0d3f6
  8. c3def9
  9. d7e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #278fe3 mixed with black

  1. 278fe3
  2. 207cc5
  3. 1a69a8
  4. 14578c
  5. 0e4571
  6. 083457
  7. 04243f
  8. 021527
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #278fe3 with less saturation

  1. 278fe3
  2. 398fda
  3. 468fd2
  4. 518fc9
  5. 5b8fc0
  6. 648fb8
  7. 6d8eaf
  8. 758da6
  9. 7c8c9d
  10. 838b94

Questions about #278fe3

What color is #278fe3?

#278fe3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(39, 143, 227), in HSL hsl(206.81, 77.05%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.403% 0.15548 248.318).

What colors go well with #278fe3?

The complementary color of #278fe3 is #c67400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc0 and #777de6. The triadic partners are #d65b78 and #6e9b1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #278fe3?

White text reads better on #278fe3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #278fe3 a warm or cool color?

#278fe3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.155.