#279edb color: Blue Damselfly
#279edb is rgb(39, 158, 219) in RGB and oklch(66.419% 0.1342 237.296) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- sky-500
- Black 14%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #279edb
#279edb is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 66.4% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 237°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3:1 contrast and black text 7:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Blue Damselfly (#2fa1da). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.
Lighter: #279edb mixed with white
Darker: #279edb mixed with black
Calmer: #279edb with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #279edb
Questions about #279edb
What color is #279edb?
#279edb is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Damselfly. In RGB it is rgb(39, 158, 219), in HSL hsl(200.33, 71.43%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.419% 0.1342 237.296).
What colors go well with #279edb?
The complementary color of #279edb is #d07c34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00a9bd and #6f8fe6. The triadic partners are #d36d94 and #8e9e2e.
Is white or black text more readable on #279edb?
Black text reads better on #279edb: white gives a contrast ratio of 3:1 and black gives 7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #279edb a warm or cool color?
#279edb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 66.4% and its chroma 0.134.