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#2a76ba color: Bluish

#2a76ba is rgb(42, 118, 186) in RGB and oklch(55.313% 0.12886 249.391) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

55.3%
0.129
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.40:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #2a76ba

#2a76ba is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.77:1 contrast and black text 4.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bluish (#2976bb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2a76ba mixed with white

  1. 2a76ba
  2. 4384c2
  3. 5991c9
  4. 6e9fd0
  5. 83add7
  6. 97bade
  7. acc8e5
  8. c0d6ec
  9. d5e3f2
  10. eaf1f9

Darker: #2a76ba mixed with black

  1. 2a76ba
  2. 2366a1
  3. 1c5689
  4. 164772
  5. 10385c
  6. 0a2946
  7. 051c32
  8. 020f1e
  9. 01050d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2a76ba with less saturation

  1. 2a76ba
  2. 3576b3
  3. 3e76ac
  4. 4776a5
  5. 4e769e
  6. 557697
  7. 5b7590
  8. 617589
  9. 677481
  10. 6d737a

Questions about #2a76ba

What color is #2a76ba?

#2a76ba is bright blue. The closest named color is Bluish. In RGB it is rgb(42, 118, 186), in HSL hsl(208.33, 63.16%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.313% 0.12886 249.391).

What colors go well with #2a76ba?

The complementary color of #2a76ba is #a26200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0082a2 and #6468bc. The triadic partners are #b04e62 and #5a8022.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a76ba?

White text reads better on #2a76ba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and black gives 4.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a76ba a warm or cool color?

#2a76ba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.129.