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#2880a3 color: Summer Blue

#2880a3 is rgb(40, 128, 163) in RGB and oklch(56.43% 0.09683 229.103) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

56.4%
0.097
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #2880a3

#2880a3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.46:1 contrast and black text 4.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Summer Blue (#1880a1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2880a3 mixed with white

  1. 2880a3
  2. 438cac
  3. 5a99b6
  4. 70a5bf
  5. 84b2c8
  6. 99bfd1
  7. adcbda
  8. c1d8e4
  9. d6e5ed
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #2880a3 mixed with black

  1. 2880a3
  2. 216e8d
  3. 1b5d78
  4. 154d63
  5. 0f3d4f
  6. 092e3c
  7. 041f2a
  8. 021219
  9. 01060a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2880a3 with less saturation

  1. 2880a3
  2. 357f9f
  3. 407e9a
  4. 487e96
  5. 507d91
  6. 587c8d
  7. 5e7b88
  8. 657984
  9. 6b787f
  10. 70777a

Questions about #2880a3

What color is #2880a3?

#2880a3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Summer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 128, 163), in HSL hsl(197.07, 60.59%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.43% 0.09683 229.103).

What colors go well with #2880a3?

The complementary color of #2880a3 is #a36340. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00868b and #5276ae. The triadic partners are #a05d7f and #7a7a30.

Is white or black text more readable on #2880a3?

White text reads better on #2880a3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and black gives 4.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2880a3 a warm or cool color?

#2880a3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 56.4% and its chroma 0.097.