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#2a6ea5 color: Deep Water

#2a6ea5 is rgb(42, 110, 165) in RGB and oklch(52.196% 0.11023 246.616) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

52.2%
0.110
247°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #2a6ea5

#2a6ea5 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.42:1 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.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2a6ea5 mixed with white

  1. 2a6ea5
  2. 427cae
  3. 578ab8
  4. 6c99c1
  5. 81a7ca
  6. 96b5d3
  7. aac4dc
  8. bfd3e5
  9. d4e1ee
  10. e9f0f6

Darker: #2a6ea5 mixed with black

  1. 2a6ea5
  2. 235f8f
  3. 1c5079
  4. 164165
  5. 103351
  6. 0a263d
  7. 05192b
  8. 020e1a
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2a6ea5 with less saturation

  1. 2a6ea5
  2. 336e9f
  3. 3b6e99
  4. 436e94
  5. 496d8e
  6. 4f6d88
  7. 556c82
  8. 5a6c7c
  9. 606b76
  10. 656a70

Questions about #2a6ea5

What color is #2a6ea5?

#2a6ea5 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(42, 110, 165), in HSL hsl(206.83, 59.42%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.196% 0.11023 246.616).

What colors go well with #2a6ea5?

The complementary color of #2a6ea5 is #935b0f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007892 and #5a62a8. The triadic partners are #9d4b5f and #597526.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a6ea5?

White text reads better on #2a6ea5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and black gives 3.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a6ea5 a warm or cool color?

#2a6ea5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.11.