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#2b6bb0 color: Dover Straits

#2b6bb0 is rgb(43, 107, 176) in RGB and oklch(52.179% 0.12699 252.912) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

52.2%
0.127
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.83:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #2b6bb0

#2b6bb0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.48:1 contrast and black text 3.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2b6bb0 mixed with white

  1. 2b6bb0
  2. 427ab9
  3. 5788c1
  4. 6c97c9
  5. 81a6d1
  6. 95b4d9
  7. aac3e1
  8. bfd2e9
  9. d4e1f0
  10. e9f0f8

Darker: #2b6bb0 mixed with black

  1. 2b6bb0
  2. 245c99
  3. 1d4e82
  4. 163f6c
  5. 103256
  6. 0a2542
  7. 05182e
  8. 020d1c
  9. 01040b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2b6bb0 with less saturation

  1. 2b6bb0
  2. 346ba9
  3. 3c6ca2
  4. 426c9b
  5. 496c94
  6. 4f6c8d
  7. 556b86
  8. 5a6b7f
  9. 5f6b78
  10. 646a71

Questions about #2b6bb0

What color is #2b6bb0?

#2b6bb0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(43, 107, 176), in HSL hsl(211.13, 60.73%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.179% 0.12699 252.912).

What colors go well with #2b6bb0?

The complementary color of #2b6bb0 is #955b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00779b and #605db0. The triadic partners are #a54554 and #4b7821.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6bb0?

White text reads better on #2b6bb0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and black gives 3.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6bb0 a warm or cool color?

#2b6bb0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.127.