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#288fe5 color: Bleu de France

#288fe5 is rgb(40, 143, 229) in RGB and oklch(63.542% 0.15764 248.979) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

63.5%
0.158
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #288fe5

#288fe5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.15:1, 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: #288fe5 mixed with white

  1. 288fe5
  2. 469be9
  3. 5da6ec
  4. 73b2ef
  5. 88bdf2
  6. 9cc8f5
  7. b0d3f7
  8. c4defa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #288fe5 mixed with black

  1. 288fe5
  2. 217cc7
  3. 1b69aa
  4. 15578e
  5. 0f4572
  6. 093458
  7. 04243f
  8. 021528
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #288fe5 with less saturation

  1. 288fe5
  2. 398fdc
  3. 468fd3
  4. 528fcb
  5. 5b8fc2
  6. 658fb9
  7. 6d8eb0
  8. 758ea7
  9. 7c8d9e
  10. 848c94

Questions about #288fe5

What color is #288fe5?

#288fe5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(40, 143, 229), in HSL hsl(207.3, 78.42%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.542% 0.15764 248.979).

What colors go well with #288fe5?

The complementary color of #288fe5 is #c77500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc2 and #787de8. The triadic partners are #d75b77 and #6c9c1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #288fe5?

White text reads better on #288fe5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #288fe5 a warm or cool color?

#288fe5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.158.