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#2a7eca color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#2a7eca is rgb(42, 126, 202) in RGB and oklch(58.118% 0.14091 249.969) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

58.1%
0.141
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.25:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2a7eca

#2a7eca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.1% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.25:1 contrast and black text 4.94:1, 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: #2a7eca mixed with white

  1. 2a7eca
  2. 448bd0
  3. 5b98d6
  4. 70a5dc
  5. 84b2e1
  6. 99bfe7
  7. adccec
  8. c1d8f1
  9. d6e5f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #2a7eca mixed with black

  1. 2a7eca
  2. 236daf
  3. 1c5c95
  4. 164c7c
  5. 103c64
  6. 0a2d4d
  7. 051f37
  8. 021122
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2a7eca with less saturation

  1. 2a7eca
  2. 377ec2
  3. 417ebb
  4. 4a7eb3
  5. 537eab
  6. 5a7ea3
  7. 617e9b
  8. 687d93
  9. 6e7c8b
  10. 757b83

Questions about #2a7eca

What color is #2a7eca?

#2a7eca is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(42, 126, 202), in HSL hsl(208.5, 65.57%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.118% 0.14091 249.969).

What colors go well with #2a7eca?

The complementary color of #2a7eca is #ae6800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008aae and #6c6ecc. The triadic partners are #be5167 and #5e8a20.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a7eca?

White text reads better on #2a7eca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and black gives 4.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a7eca a warm or cool color?

#2a7eca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 58.1% and its chroma 0.141.