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#287dae color: Vermeer Blue

#287dae is rgb(40, 125, 174) in RGB and oklch(56.249% 0.10936 238.871) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

56.2%
0.109
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #287dae

#287dae is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.53:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, 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: #287dae mixed with white

  1. 287dae
  2. 438ab6
  3. 5a97bf
  4. 6fa4c7
  5. 84b0cf
  6. 98bdd7
  7. adcadf
  8. c1d7e7
  9. d6e5ef
  10. eaf2f7

Darker: #287dae mixed with black

  1. 287dae
  2. 216c97
  3. 1b5b80
  4. 154b6a
  5. 0f3b55
  6. 092c41
  7. 041e2e
  8. 02111c
  9. 01050b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #287dae with less saturation

  1. 287dae
  2. 357da8
  3. 3f7ca3
  4. 487b9d
  5. 507b98
  6. 577a92
  7. 5e798c
  8. 647887
  9. 6a7781
  10. 70767b

Questions about #287dae

What color is #287dae?

#287dae is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 125, 174), in HSL hsl(201.94, 62.62%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.249% 0.10936 238.871).

What colors go well with #287dae?

The complementary color of #287dae is #a4632b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008697 and #5b71b5. The triadic partners are #a85874 and #6f7e2a.

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

White text reads better on #287dae: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #287dae a warm or cool color?

#287dae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.109.