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#278fe5 color: Bleu de France

#278fe5 is rgb(39, 143, 229) in RGB and oklch(63.521% 0.15788 248.86) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

63.5%
0.158
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #278fe5

#278fe5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.42:1 contrast and black text 6.15:1, 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: #278fe5 mixed with white

  1. 278fe5
  2. 459be9
  3. 5da6ec
  4. 73b2ef
  5. 87bdf2
  6. 9cc8f5
  7. b0d3f7
  8. c3defa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #278fe5 mixed with black

  1. 278fe5
  2. 207cc7
  3. 1a69aa
  4. 14578e
  5. 0e4572
  6. 083458
  7. 04243f
  8. 021528
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #278fe5 with less saturation

  1. 278fe5
  2. 398fdc
  3. 468fd3
  4. 518fcb
  5. 5b8fc2
  6. 648fb9
  7. 6d8eb0
  8. 758ea7
  9. 7c8d9d
  10. 848c94

Questions about #278fe5

What color is #278fe5?

#278fe5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(39, 143, 229), in HSL hsl(207.16, 78.51%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.521% 0.15788 248.86).

What colors go well with #278fe5?

The complementary color of #278fe5 is #c77500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc2 and #787de8. The triadic partners are #d75b77 and #6d9c1c.

Is white or black text more readable on #278fe5?

White text reads better on #278fe5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and black gives 6.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #278fe5 a warm or cool color?

#278fe5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.158.