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#286ea2 color: Deep Water

#286ea2 is rgb(40, 110, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.963% 0.1073 244.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

52%
0.107
245°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.84:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #286ea2

#286ea2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 245°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.47:1 contrast and black text 3.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Water (#2a6fa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #286ea2 mixed with white

  1. 286ea2
  2. 417cac
  3. 568ab5
  4. 6b99bf
  5. 80a7c8
  6. 95b5d1
  7. aac4db
  8. bfd2e4
  9. d4e1ed
  10. e9f0f6

Darker: #286ea2 mixed with black

  1. 286ea2
  2. 215f8c
  3. 1b5077
  4. 154163
  5. 0f334f
  6. 09263c
  7. 04192a
  8. 020e19
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #286ea2 with less saturation

  1. 286ea2
  2. 326e9c
  3. 3a6e97
  4. 426d91
  5. 486d8c
  6. 4e6c86
  7. 546c80
  8. 5a6b7a
  9. 5f6a75
  10. 646a6f

Questions about #286ea2

What color is #286ea2?

#286ea2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(40, 110, 162), in HSL hsl(205.57, 60.4%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.963% 0.1073 244.725).

What colors go well with #286ea2?

The complementary color of #286ea2 is #935a16. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00778f and #5762a6. The triadic partners are #9b4c61 and #5b7326.

Is white or black text more readable on #286ea2?

White text reads better on #286ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and black gives 3.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286ea2 a warm or cool color?

#286ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 245 degrees, its lightness 52% and its chroma 0.107.