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#2866ab color: Barbados Blue

#2866ab is rgb(40, 102, 171) in RGB and oklch(50.606% 0.12677 253.607) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

50.6%
0.127
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #2866ab

#2866ab is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.87:1 contrast and black text 3.58:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Barbados Blue (#2766ac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2866ab mixed with white

  1. 2866ab
  2. 3f75b4
  3. 5584bd
  4. 6a93c6
  5. 7ea3ce
  6. 93b2d7
  7. a8c1df
  8. bed0e7
  9. d3e0ef
  10. e9eff7

Darker: #2866ab mixed with black

  1. 2866ab
  2. 215894
  3. 1b4a7e
  4. 153c68
  5. 0f2f54
  6. 092340
  7. 04172d
  8. 020c1b
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2866ab with less saturation

  1. 2866ab
  2. 3166a4
  3. 38679d
  4. 3f6797
  5. 456790
  6. 4b6789
  7. 516782
  8. 56677b
  9. 5b6674
  10. 60656c

Questions about #2866ab

What color is #2866ab?

#2866ab is bright blue. The closest named color is Barbados Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 102, 171), in HSL hsl(211.6, 62.09%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.606% 0.12677 253.607).

What colors go well with #2866ab?

The complementary color of #2866ab is #8f5700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007295 and #5d58aa. The triadic partners are #a0414f and #45741d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2866ab?

White text reads better on #2866ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and black gives 3.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2866ab a warm or cool color?

#2866ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.127.