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#288fe8 color: Bleu de France

#288fe8 is rgb(40, 143, 232) in RGB and oklch(63.72% 0.16126 249.752) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.7%
0.161
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.40:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #288fe8

#288fe8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.7% lightness, 0.161 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.4:1 contrast and black text 6.18:1, 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: #288fe8 mixed with white

  1. 288fe8
  2. 469beb
  3. 5da6ee
  4. 73b2f1
  5. 88bdf4
  6. 9cc8f6
  7. b0d3f9
  8. c4defb
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #288fe8 mixed with black

  1. 288fe8
  2. 217cca
  3. 1b69ac
  4. 155790
  5. 0f4574
  6. 093459
  7. 042440
  8. 021529
  9. 010713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #288fe8 with less saturation

  1. 288fe8
  2. 398fdf
  3. 4690d6
  4. 5290cd
  5. 5c90c4
  6. 658fbb
  7. 6d8fb1
  8. 758ea8
  9. 7d8d9f
  10. 848c95

Questions about #288fe8

What color is #288fe8?

#288fe8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(40, 143, 232), in HSL hsl(207.81, 80.67%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.72% 0.16126 249.752).

What colors go well with #288fe8?

The complementary color of #288fe8 is #c77600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc4 and #7a7cea. The triadic partners are #da5a75 and #6a9d1b.

Is white or black text more readable on #288fe8?

White text reads better on #288fe8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and black gives 6.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #288fe8 a warm or cool color?

#288fe8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.7% and its chroma 0.161.