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#2885ab color: Blue Paisley

#2885ab is rgb(40, 133, 171) in RGB and oklch(58.051% 0.10184 230.047) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

58.1%
0.102
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2885ab

#2885ab is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, 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: #2885ab mixed with white

  1. 2885ab
  2. 4491b4
  3. 5b9dbc
  4. 71a9c5
  5. 85b5cd
  6. 9ac1d5
  7. aecede
  8. c2dae6
  9. d6e6ee
  10. ebf3f7

Darker: #2885ab mixed with black

  1. 2885ab
  2. 217394
  3. 1b617e
  4. 155068
  5. 0f4054
  6. 093040
  7. 04212d
  8. 02131b
  9. 01060b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2885ab with less saturation

  1. 2885ab
  2. 3684a6
  3. 4183a2
  4. 4b839d
  5. 538298
  6. 5b8193
  7. 627f8e
  8. 687e89
  9. 6f7d84
  10. 757c7f

Questions about #2885ab

What color is #2885ab?

#2885ab is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Blue Paisley. In RGB it is rgb(40, 133, 171), in HSL hsl(197.4, 62.09%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.051% 0.10184 230.047).

What colors go well with #2885ab?

The complementary color of #2885ab is #aa6740. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008c92 and #567bb7. The triadic partners are #a76083 and #7e7f30.

Is white or black text more readable on #2885ab?

White text reads better on #2885ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2885ab a warm or cool color?

#2885ab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.102.