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#2b7aa9 color: Vermeer Blue

#2b7aa9 is rgb(43, 122, 169) in RGB and oklch(55.341% 0.10488 239.172) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

55.3%
0.105
239°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc 32

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About #2b7aa9

#2b7aa9 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 239°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.71:1 contrast and black text 4.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2b7aa9 mixed with white

  1. 2b7aa9
  2. 4487b2
  3. 5a94bb
  4. 6fa1c3
  5. 84aecc
  6. 98bcd5
  7. adc9dd
  8. c1d6e6
  9. d5e4ee
  10. eaf1f7

Darker: #2b7aa9 mixed with black

  1. 2b7aa9
  2. 246992
  3. 1d597c
  4. 164967
  5. 103a53
  6. 0a2b3f
  7. 051d2c
  8. 02101b
  9. 01050a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2b7aa9 with less saturation

  1. 2b7aa9
  2. 367aa4
  3. 40799e
  4. 487999
  5. 4f7894
  6. 56778e
  7. 5c7689
  8. 627683
  9. 68757e
  10. 6d7478

Questions about #2b7aa9

What color is #2b7aa9?

#2b7aa9 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(43, 122, 169), in HSL hsl(202.38, 59.43%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.341% 0.10488 239.172).

What colors go well with #2b7aa9?

The complementary color of #2b7aa9 is #9f622c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008393 and #5a6fb0. The triadic partners are #a35771 and #6c7b2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b7aa9?

White text reads better on #2b7aa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and black gives 4.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b7aa9 a warm or cool color?

#2b7aa9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 239 degrees, its lightness 55.3% and its chroma 0.105.