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#2b8ee2 color: Bleu de France

#2b8ee2 is rgb(43, 142, 226) in RGB and oklch(63.204% 0.15427 249.014) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.2%
0.154
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #2b8ee2

#2b8ee2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.07:1, 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: #2b8ee2 mixed with white

  1. 2b8ee2
  2. 479ae6
  3. 5ea5ea
  4. 74b1ed
  5. 88bcf0
  6. 9cc8f3
  7. b0d3f6
  8. c4def9
  9. d7e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2b8ee2 mixed with black

  1. 2b8ee2
  2. 247bc4
  3. 1d68a8
  4. 16568c
  5. 104471
  6. 0a3457
  7. 05243e
  8. 021527
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2b8ee2 with less saturation

  1. 2b8ee2
  2. 3b8ed9
  3. 478ed1
  4. 528ec8
  5. 5c8ec0
  6. 658eb7
  7. 6d8dae
  8. 748da5
  9. 7c8c9c
  10. 838b93

Questions about #2b8ee2

What color is #2b8ee2?

#2b8ee2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(43, 142, 226), in HSL hsl(207.54, 75.93%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.204% 0.15427 249.014).

What colors go well with #2b8ee2?

The complementary color of #2b8ee2 is #c47400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bc1 and #787ce5. The triadic partners are #d55b76 and #6c9b21.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b8ee2?

White text reads better on #2b8ee2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b8ee2 a warm or cool color?

#2b8ee2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.154.