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#2879c2 color: Skylla

#2879c2 is rgb(40, 121, 194) in RGB and oklch(56.434% 0.13651 249.881) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

56.4%
0.137
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #2879c2

#2879c2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.56:1 contrast and black text 4.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Skylla (#1f7cc2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2879c2 mixed with white

  1. 2879c2
  2. 4287c9
  3. 5994d0
  4. 6ea1d6
  5. 83afdd
  6. 97bce3
  7. acc9e9
  8. c0d7ef
  9. d5e4f4
  10. eaf2fa

Darker: #2879c2 mixed with black

  1. 2879c2
  2. 2168a8
  3. 1b588f
  4. 154877
  5. 0f3960
  6. 092b49
  7. 041d34
  8. 021020
  9. 01050e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2879c2 with less saturation

  1. 2879c2
  2. 3479bb
  3. 3e79b3
  4. 4779ac
  5. 4f79a4
  6. 56799d
  7. 5d7995
  8. 64788d
  9. 6a7786
  10. 70777e

Questions about #2879c2

What color is #2879c2?

#2879c2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Skylla. In RGB it is rgb(40, 121, 194), in HSL hsl(208.44, 65.81%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.434% 0.13651 249.881).

What colors go well with #2879c2?

The complementary color of #2879c2 is #a76400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085a7 and #676ac4. The triadic partners are #b74e63 and #5a851f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2879c2?

White text reads better on #2879c2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and black gives 4.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2879c2 a warm or cool color?

#2879c2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.137.