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#2c6ea3 color: Deep Water

#2c6ea3 is rgb(44, 110, 163) in RGB and oklch(52.148% 0.10699 246.214) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

52.1%
0.107
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #2c6ea3

#2c6ea3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.1% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.43:1 contrast and black text 3.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Water (#2a6fa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2c6ea3 mixed with white

  1. 2c6ea3
  2. 437cad
  3. 598ab6
  4. 6d99bf
  5. 82a7c9
  6. 96b5d2
  7. abc4db
  8. bfd2e4
  9. d4e1ed
  10. eaf0f6

Darker: #2c6ea3 mixed with black

  1. 2c6ea3
  2. 255f8d
  3. 1e5078
  4. 174163
  5. 11334f
  6. 0a263c
  7. 05192a
  8. 020e19
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2c6ea3 with less saturation

  1. 2c6ea3
  2. 356e9d
  3. 3d6e98
  4. 436d92
  5. 4a6d8c
  6. 506d87
  7. 556c81
  8. 5b6c7b
  9. 606b75
  10. 656a6f

Questions about #2c6ea3

What color is #2c6ea3?

#2c6ea3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(44, 110, 163), in HSL hsl(206.72, 57.49%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.148% 0.10699 246.214).

What colors go well with #2c6ea3?

The complementary color of #2c6ea3 is #925b16. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007891 and #5962a6. The triadic partners are #9c4c60 and #5a7428.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c6ea3?

White text reads better on #2c6ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and black gives 3.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c6ea3 a warm or cool color?

#2c6ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 52.1% and its chroma 0.107.