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#2b7ece color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#2b7ece is rgb(43, 126, 206) in RGB and oklch(58.386% 0.14563 251.263) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

58.4%
0.146
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2b7ece

#2b7ece is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.4% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.22:1 contrast and black text 4.98:1, 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: #2b7ece mixed with white

  1. 2b7ece
  2. 458bd4
  3. 5b98d9
  4. 70a5df
  5. 85b2e4
  6. 99bfe9
  7. adccee
  8. c1d9f2
  9. d6e5f7
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #2b7ece mixed with black

  1. 2b7ece
  2. 246db3
  3. 1d5c98
  4. 164c7f
  5. 103c66
  6. 0a2d4e
  7. 051f38
  8. 021123
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2b7ece with less saturation

  1. 2b7ece
  2. 387ec6
  3. 427fbe
  4. 4b7fb6
  5. 537fae
  6. 5b7fa6
  7. 627e9d
  8. 697e95
  9. 6f7d8d
  10. 757c84

Questions about #2b7ece

What color is #2b7ece?

#2b7ece is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(43, 126, 206), in HSL hsl(209.45, 65.46%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.386% 0.14563 251.263).

What colors go well with #2b7ece?

The complementary color of #2b7ece is #af6900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bb1 and #6e6ecf. The triadic partners are #c15065 and #5b8c1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b7ece?

White text reads better on #2b7ece: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and black gives 4.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b7ece a warm or cool color?

#2b7ece is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 58.4% and its chroma 0.146.