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#2a7aca color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#2a7aca is rgb(42, 122, 202) in RGB and oklch(57.206% 0.14501 251.987) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

57.2%
0.145
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.43:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #2a7aca

#2a7aca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.2% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.43:1 contrast and black text 4.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2a7aca mixed with white

  1. 2a7aca
  2. 4388d0
  3. 5a95d6
  4. 6fa2dc
  5. 83b0e2
  6. 98bde7
  7. accaec
  8. c1d7f1
  9. d5e5f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #2a7aca mixed with black

  1. 2a7aca
  2. 2369af
  3. 1c5995
  4. 16497c
  5. 103a64
  6. 0a2b4d
  7. 051d37
  8. 021022
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2a7aca with less saturation

  1. 2a7aca
  2. 367ac2
  3. 407bba
  4. 497bb2
  5. 517baa
  6. 587ba2
  7. 5f7b9a
  8. 667a91
  9. 6c7989
  10. 727981

Questions about #2a7aca

What color is #2a7aca?

#2a7aca is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(42, 122, 202), in HSL hsl(210, 65.57%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.206% 0.14501 251.987).

What colors go well with #2a7aca?

The complementary color of #2a7aca is #aa6700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0087ad and #6c6aca. The triadic partners are #bd4d61 and #56891d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a7aca?

White text reads better on #2a7aca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and black gives 4.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a7aca a warm or cool color?

#2a7aca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 57.2% and its chroma 0.145.