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#287dc8 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#287dc8 is rgb(40, 125, 200) in RGB and oklch(57.718% 0.13999 249.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

57.7%
0.140
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #287dc8

#287dc8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #287dc8 mixed with white

  1. 287dc8
  2. 438ace
  3. 5997d4
  4. 6fa4da
  5. 84b1e0
  6. 98bee6
  7. accbeb
  8. c1d8f0
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fa

Darker: #287dc8 mixed with black

  1. 287dc8
  2. 216cae
  3. 1b5b94
  4. 154b7b
  5. 0f3b63
  6. 092c4c
  7. 041e36
  8. 021121
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #287dc8 with less saturation

  1. 287dc8
  2. 357dc0
  3. 407db9
  4. 497db1
  5. 517da9
  6. 597da2
  7. 607c9a
  8. 677c92
  9. 6d7b8a
  10. 737a82

Questions about #287dc8

What color is #287dc8?

#287dc8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(40, 125, 200), in HSL hsl(208.13, 66.67%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.718% 0.13999 249.565).

What colors go well with #287dc8?

The complementary color of #287dc8 is #ad6700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089ac and #6a6dca. The triadic partners are #bc5067 and #5e891f.

Is white or black text more readable on #287dc8?

White text reads better on #287dc8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #287dc8 a warm or cool color?

#287dc8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.14.