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#2878ba color: Haddock’s Sweater

#2878ba is rgb(40, 120, 186) in RGB and oklch(55.726% 0.12755 247.796) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

55.7%
0.128
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.49:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #2878ba

#2878ba is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.68:1 contrast and black text 4.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater (#277aba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2878ba mixed with white

  1. 2878ba
  2. 4286c2
  3. 5893c9
  4. 6ea0d0
  5. 82aed7
  6. 97bbde
  7. acc9e5
  8. c0d6ec
  9. d5e4f2
  10. eaf1f9

Darker: #2878ba mixed with black

  1. 2878ba
  2. 2167a1
  3. 1b5789
  4. 154872
  5. 0f395c
  6. 092a46
  7. 041d32
  8. 02101e
  9. 01050d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2878ba with less saturation

  1. 2878ba
  2. 3478b3
  3. 3e78ac
  4. 4678a5
  5. 4e789f
  6. 557798
  7. 5c7791
  8. 627689
  9. 687582
  10. 6e747b

Questions about #2878ba

What color is #2878ba?

#2878ba is bright blue. The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(40, 120, 186), in HSL hsl(207.12, 64.6%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.726% 0.12755 247.796).

What colors go well with #2878ba?

The complementary color of #2878ba is #a46200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0083a2 and #636abd. The triadic partners are #b04f66 and #5e8122.

Is white or black text more readable on #2878ba?

White text reads better on #2878ba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and black gives 4.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2878ba a warm or cool color?

#2878ba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.128.