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#2a80cd color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#2a80cd is rgb(42, 128, 205) in RGB and oklch(58.756% 0.14264 249.812) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

58.8%
0.143
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2a80cd

#2a80cd is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.14:1 contrast and black text 5.07:1, 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: #2a80cd mixed with white

  1. 2a80cd
  2. 448dd3
  3. 5b9ad9
  4. 70a7de
  5. 85b3e3
  6. 99c0e8
  7. adcded
  8. c2d9f2
  9. d6e6f7
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #2a80cd mixed with black

  1. 2a80cd
  2. 236eb2
  3. 1c5d98
  4. 164d7e
  5. 103d66
  6. 0a2e4e
  7. 051f38
  8. 021223
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2a80cd with less saturation

  1. 2a80cd
  2. 3780c5
  3. 4280bd
  4. 4b80b6
  5. 5480ae
  6. 5b80a6
  7. 63809e
  8. 6a7f95
  9. 707e8d
  10. 767d85

Questions about #2a80cd

What color is #2a80cd?

#2a80cd is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(42, 128, 205), in HSL hsl(208.34, 65.99%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.756% 0.14264 249.812).

What colors go well with #2a80cd?

The complementary color of #2a80cd is #b16a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008db0 and #6d70cf. The triadic partners are #c15369 and #608c20.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a80cd?

White text reads better on #2a80cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and black gives 5.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a80cd a warm or cool color?

#2a80cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.143.