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#2b6ea3 color: Deep Water

#2b6ea3 is rgb(43, 110, 163) in RGB and oklch(52.115% 0.10738 245.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

52.1%
0.107
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #2b6ea3

#2b6ea3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.44:1 contrast and black text 3.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Water (#2a6fa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2b6ea3 mixed with white

  1. 2b6ea3
  2. 437cad
  3. 588ab6
  4. 6d99bf
  5. 81a7c9
  6. 96b5d2
  7. aac4db
  8. bfd2e4
  9. d4e1ed
  10. eaf0f6

Darker: #2b6ea3 mixed with black

  1. 2b6ea3
  2. 245f8d
  3. 1d5078
  4. 164163
  5. 10334f
  6. 0a263c
  7. 05192a
  8. 020e19
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2b6ea3 with less saturation

  1. 2b6ea3
  2. 346e9d
  3. 3c6e98
  4. 436d92
  5. 496d8c
  6. 4f6d87
  7. 556c81
  8. 5a6b7b
  9. 5f6b75
  10. 646a6f

Questions about #2b6ea3

What color is #2b6ea3?

#2b6ea3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(43, 110, 163), in HSL hsl(206.5, 58.25%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.115% 0.10738 245.952).

What colors go well with #2b6ea3?

The complementary color of #2b6ea3 is #925b15. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007890 and #5962a6. The triadic partners are #9c4c60 and #5a7428.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b6ea3?

White text reads better on #2b6ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and black gives 3.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b6ea3 a warm or cool color?

#2b6ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.107.