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#288fe0 color: Bleu de France

#288fe0 is rgb(40, 143, 224) in RGB and oklch(63.249% 0.15167 247.587) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

63.2%
0.152
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #288fe0

#288fe0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.45:1 contrast and black text 6.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #288fe0 mixed with white

  1. 288fe0
  2. 469be4
  3. 5da6e8
  4. 73b2eb
  5. 88bdef
  6. 9cc8f2
  7. b0d3f5
  8. c4def8
  9. d7e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #288fe0 mixed with black

  1. 288fe0
  2. 217cc3
  3. 1b69a6
  4. 15578a
  5. 0f4570
  6. 093456
  7. 04243e
  8. 021527
  9. 010712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #288fe0 with less saturation

  1. 288fe0
  2. 398fd8
  3. 468fcf
  4. 518fc7
  5. 5b8fbe
  6. 648eb6
  7. 6d8ead
  8. 748da5
  9. 7c8c9c
  10. 838b93

Questions about #288fe0

What color is #288fe0?

#288fe0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(40, 143, 224), in HSL hsl(206.41, 74.8%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.249% 0.15167 247.587).

What colors go well with #288fe0?

The complementary color of #288fe0 is #c57400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cbf and #757ee4. The triadic partners are #d35d79 and #709a20.

Is white or black text more readable on #288fe0?

White text reads better on #288fe0: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and black gives 6.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #288fe0 a warm or cool color?

#288fe0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.152.