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#2b8ee5 color: Bleu de France

#2b8ee5 is rgb(43, 142, 229) in RGB and oklch(63.381% 0.1579 249.807) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.4%
0.158
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #2b8ee5

#2b8ee5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.44:1 contrast and black text 6.1:1, 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: #2b8ee5 mixed with white

  1. 2b8ee5
  2. 479ae9
  3. 5ea6ec
  4. 74b1ef
  5. 88bcf2
  6. 9cc8f5
  7. b0d3f7
  8. c4defa
  9. d7e9fc
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2b8ee5 mixed with black

  1. 2b8ee5
  2. 247bc7
  3. 1d68aa
  4. 16568e
  5. 104472
  6. 0a3458
  7. 05243f
  8. 021528
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2b8ee5 with less saturation

  1. 2b8ee5
  2. 3b8edc
  3. 478fd3
  4. 528fcb
  5. 5c8ec2
  6. 658eb9
  7. 6d8eb0
  8. 758da6
  9. 7c8c9d
  10. 838b94

Questions about #2b8ee5

What color is #2b8ee5?

#2b8ee5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(43, 142, 229), in HSL hsl(208.06, 78.15%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.381% 0.1579 249.807).

What colors go well with #2b8ee5?

The complementary color of #2b8ee5 is #c57500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc2 and #797ce7. The triadic partners are #d75a75 and #6a9c1f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2b8ee5?

White text reads better on #2b8ee5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and black gives 6.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2b8ee5 a warm or cool color?

#2b8ee5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.158.