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#2a8fe5 color: Bleu de France

#2a8fe5 is rgb(42, 143, 229) in RGB and oklch(63.584% 0.15716 249.227) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.6%
0.157
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #2a8fe5

#2a8fe5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2a8fe5 mixed with white

  1. 2a8fe5
  2. 479be9
  3. 5ea6ec
  4. 74b2ef
  5. 88bdf2
  6. 9cc8f5
  7. b0d3f7
  8. c4defa
  9. d8e9fc
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2a8fe5 mixed with black

  1. 2a8fe5
  2. 237cc7
  3. 1c69aa
  4. 16578e
  5. 104572
  6. 0a3458
  7. 05243f
  8. 021528
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2a8fe5 with less saturation

  1. 2a8fe5
  2. 3a8fdc
  3. 478fd4
  4. 528fcb
  5. 5c8fc2
  6. 658fb9
  7. 6d8eb0
  8. 758ea7
  9. 7d8d9e
  10. 848c94

Questions about #2a8fe5

What color is #2a8fe5?

#2a8fe5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(42, 143, 229), in HSL hsl(207.59, 78.24%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.584% 0.15716 249.227).

What colors go well with #2a8fe5?

The complementary color of #2a8fe5 is #c67500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc2 and #797de7. The triadic partners are #d75b76 and #6c9c1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2a8fe5?

White text reads better on #2a8fe5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2a8fe5 a warm or cool color?

#2a8fe5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.157.