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#2c5cc2 color: Amnesia Blue

#2c5cc2 is rgb(44, 92, 194) in RGB and oklch(50.153% 0.16851 262.864) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

50.2%
0.169
263°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2c5cc2

#2c5cc2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.169 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amnesia Blue (#1560bd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2c5cc2 mixed with white

  1. 2c5cc2
  2. 406dc9
  3. 547ed1
  4. 698ed7
  5. 7d9ede
  6. 92aee4
  7. a7beea
  8. bdcff0
  9. d2dff5
  10. e9effa

Darker: #2c5cc2 mixed with black

  1. 2c5cc2
  2. 254fa8
  3. 1e428f
  4. 173677
  5. 112a60
  6. 0a1f49
  7. 051434
  8. 020a20
  9. 01030e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #2c5cc2 with less saturation

  1. 2c5cc2
  2. 325eb9
  3. 3960b0
  4. 3e61a6
  5. 44629d
  6. 4a6394
  7. 4f648b
  8. 546481
  9. 5a6477
  10. 5f646e

Questions about #2c5cc2

What color is #2c5cc2?

#2c5cc2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Amnesia Blue. In RGB it is rgb(44, 92, 194), in HSL hsl(220.8, 63.03%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.153% 0.16851 262.864).

What colors go well with #2c5cc2?

The complementary color of #2c5cc2 is #855b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006ea0 and #6a49b9. The triadic partners are #af2b33 and #007a07.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c5cc2?

White text reads better on #2c5cc2: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c5cc2 a warm or cool color?

#2c5cc2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.169.