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#2b8ce5 color: Bleu de France

#2b8ce5 is rgb(43, 140, 229) in RGB and oklch(62.934% 0.15989 250.689) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

62.9%
0.160
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.51:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #2b8ce5

#2b8ce5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.9% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.51:1 contrast and black text 5.99:1, 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: #2b8ce5 mixed with white

  1. 2b8ce5
  2. 4798e9
  3. 5ea4ec
  4. 73b0ef
  5. 88bbf2
  6. 9cc7f5
  7. b0d2f7
  8. c3ddfa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #2b8ce5 mixed with black

  1. 2b8ce5
  2. 2479c7
  3. 1d67aa
  4. 16558e
  5. 104372
  6. 0a3358
  7. 05233f
  8. 021428
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2b8ce5 with less saturation

  1. 2b8ce5
  2. 3b8cdc
  3. 478dd3
  4. 518dca
  5. 5b8dc1
  6. 648db8
  7. 6c8caf
  8. 748ca6
  9. 7b8b9c
  10. 828a93

Questions about #2b8ce5

What color is #2b8ce5?

#2b8ce5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(43, 140, 229), in HSL hsl(208.71, 78.15%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.934% 0.15989 250.689).

What colors go well with #2b8ce5?

The complementary color of #2b8ce5 is #c27400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ac2 and #797ae6. The triadic partners are #d75871 and #669b1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b8ce5?

White text reads better on #2b8ce5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and black gives 5.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b8ce5 a warm or cool color?

#2b8ce5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 62.9% and its chroma 0.16.