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#287bac color: Vermeer Blue

#287bac is rgb(40, 123, 172) in RGB and oklch(55.659% 0.10859 239.406) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

55.7%
0.109
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #287bac

#287bac is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #287bac mixed with white

  1. 287bac
  2. 4288b5
  3. 5995bd
  4. 6ea2c6
  5. 83afce
  6. 98bcd6
  7. acc9df
  8. c1d7e7
  9. d5e4ef
  10. eaf2f7

Darker: #287bac mixed with black

  1. 287bac
  2. 216a95
  3. 1b5a7f
  4. 154a69
  5. 0f3a54
  6. 092c40
  7. 041e2d
  8. 02101b
  9. 01050b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #287bac with less saturation

  1. 287bac
  2. 347ba7
  3. 3e7aa1
  4. 477a9b
  5. 4f7996
  6. 567890
  7. 5c778b
  8. 627785
  9. 68767f
  10. 6e7479

Questions about #287bac

What color is #287bac?

#287bac is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 123, 172), in HSL hsl(202.27, 62.26%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.659% 0.10859 239.406).

What colors go well with #287bac?

The complementary color of #287bac is #a16229. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008496 and #5a6fb3. The triadic partners are #a65671 and #6c7c2a.

Is white or black text more readable on #287bac?

White text reads better on #287bac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #287bac a warm or cool color?

#287bac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.109.