Skip to the color picker

#287db2 color: Vermeer Blue

#287db2 is rgb(40, 125, 178) in RGB and oklch(56.462% 0.11377 240.961) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

203°
100%

56.5%
0.114
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -76
Black text
4.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #287db2

#287db2 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.5:1 contrast and black text 4.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #287db2 mixed with white

  1. 287db2
  2. 438aba
  3. 5a97c2
  4. 6fa4ca
  5. 84b1d2
  6. 98bdda
  7. adcae1
  8. c1d8e9
  9. d6e5f0
  10. eaf2f8

Darker: #287db2 mixed with black

  1. 287db2
  2. 216c9a
  3. 1b5b83
  4. 154b6d
  5. 0f3b57
  6. 092c43
  7. 041e2f
  8. 02111d
  9. 01050c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #287db2 with less saturation

  1. 287db2
  2. 357dac
  3. 3f7ca6
  4. 487ca0
  5. 507b9a
  6. 577a94
  7. 5e7a8e
  8. 647988
  9. 6a7882
  10. 70777c

Questions about #287db2

What color is #287db2?

#287db2 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 125, 178), in HSL hsl(203.04, 63.3%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.462% 0.11377 240.961).

What colors go well with #287db2?

The complementary color of #287db2 is #a56424. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00879b and #5d71b9. The triadic partners are #ab5772 and #6c8029.

Is white or black text more readable on #287db2?

White text reads better on #287db2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and black gives 4.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #287db2 a warm or cool color?

#287db2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.114.