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#2886cd color: Water Blue

#2886cd is rgb(40, 134, 205) in RGB and oklch(60.089% 0.13747 246.269) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

60.1%
0.137
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #2886cd

#2886cd is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.1% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.9:1 contrast and black text 5.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Water Blue (#0e87cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2886cd mixed with white

  1. 2886cd
  2. 4492d3
  3. 5b9fd8
  4. 71abde
  5. 86b7e3
  6. 9ac3e8
  7. aecfed
  8. c2dbf2
  9. d6e7f6
  10. ebf3fb

Darker: #2886cd mixed with black

  1. 2886cd
  2. 2174b2
  3. 1b6298
  4. 15517e
  5. 0f4066
  6. 09304e
  7. 042138
  8. 021323
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2886cd with less saturation

  1. 2886cd
  2. 3786c6
  3. 4386be
  4. 4d86b7
  5. 5685af
  6. 5e85a8
  7. 6684a0
  8. 6d8398
  9. 748290
  10. 7a8188

Questions about #2886cd

What color is #2886cd?

#2886cd is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Water Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 134, 205), in HSL hsl(205.82, 67.35%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.089% 0.13747 246.269).

What colors go well with #2886cd?

The complementary color of #2886cd is #b66d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0092b1 and #6c77d1. The triadic partners are #c25973 and #6b8e23.

Is white or black text more readable on #2886cd?

White text reads better on #2886cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and black gives 5.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2886cd a warm or cool color?

#2886cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 60.1% and its chroma 0.137.