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#298ce6 color: Bleu de France

#298ce6 is rgb(41, 140, 230) in RGB and oklch(62.95% 0.1616 250.672) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

63%
0.162
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.51:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #298ce6

#298ce6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63% lightness, 0.162 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.51:1 contrast and black text 5.99:1, 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: #298ce6 mixed with white

  1. 298ce6
  2. 4698ea
  3. 5da4ed
  4. 73b0f0
  5. 87bbf3
  6. 9bc7f6
  7. afd2f8
  8. c3ddfa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #298ce6 mixed with black

  1. 298ce6
  2. 2279c8
  3. 1c67ab
  4. 15558e
  5. 0f4373
  6. 093359
  7. 052340
  8. 021428
  9. 010713
  10. 000103

Calmer: #298ce6 with less saturation

  1. 298ce6
  2. 398ddd
  3. 468dd4
  4. 518dcb
  5. 5a8dc2
  6. 638db9
  7. 6c8caf
  8. 738ca6
  9. 7b8b9c
  10. 828a93

Questions about #298ce6

What color is #298ce6?

#298ce6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(41, 140, 230), in HSL hsl(208.57, 79.08%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.95% 0.1616 250.672).

What colors go well with #298ce6?

The complementary color of #298ce6 is #c27500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ac2 and #7979e7. The triadic partners are #d75771 and #669b1a.

Is white or black text more readable on #298ce6?

White text reads better on #298ce6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and black gives 5.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #298ce6 a warm or cool color?

#298ce6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 63% and its chroma 0.162.