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#2884a8 color: Blue Paisley

#2884a8 is rgb(40, 132, 168) in RGB and oklch(57.66% 0.09962 228.872) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

57.7%
0.100
229°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.24:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2884a8

#2884a8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 229°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.24:1 contrast and black text 4.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Paisley (#2282a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2884a8 mixed with white

  1. 2884a8
  2. 4490b1
  3. 5b9cba
  4. 71a8c2
  5. 85b5cb
  6. 9ac1d4
  7. aecddc
  8. c2dae5
  9. d6e6ee
  10. ebf2f6

Darker: #2884a8 mixed with black

  1. 2884a8
  2. 217292
  3. 1b607c
  4. 154f67
  5. 0f3f52
  6. 092f3f
  7. 04202c
  8. 02121a
  9. 01060a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2884a8 with less saturation

  1. 2884a8
  2. 3683a3
  3. 41829f
  4. 4a819a
  5. 538096
  6. 5a7f91
  7. 617e8c
  8. 687d88
  9. 6e7c83
  10. 747b7e

Questions about #2884a8

What color is #2884a8?

#2884a8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Paisley. In RGB it is rgb(40, 132, 168), in HSL hsl(196.88, 61.54%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.66% 0.09962 228.872).

What colors go well with #2884a8?

The complementary color of #2884a8 is #a86642. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008b8f and #547ab4. The triadic partners are #a56083 and #7e7e30.

Is white or black text more readable on #2884a8?

White text reads better on #2884a8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and black gives 4.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2884a8 a warm or cool color?

#2884a8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 229 degrees, its lightness 57.7% and its chroma 0.1.