#296ea5 color: Deep Water
#296ea5 is rgb(41, 110, 165) in RGB and oklch(52.165% 0.1106 246.37) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Vivid
- Cool
- ≈ Cerulean
- sky-700
- Black 35%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #296ea5
#296ea5 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 246°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 5.43:1 contrast and black text 3.87:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Deep Water (#2a6fa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.
Lighter: #296ea5 mixed with white
Darker: #296ea5 mixed with black
Calmer: #296ea5 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #296ea5
Questions about #296ea5
What color is #296ea5?
#296ea5 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(41, 110, 165), in HSL hsl(206.61, 60.19%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.165% 0.1106 246.37).
What colors go well with #296ea5?
The complementary color of #296ea5 is #935a0e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007892 and #5962a8. The triadic partners are #9d4b5f and #597425.
Is white or black text more readable on #296ea5?
White text reads better on #296ea5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and black gives 3.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #296ea5 a warm or cool color?
#296ea5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.111.