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#2c6fa5 color: Deep Water

#2c6fa5 is rgb(44, 111, 165) in RGB and oklch(52.501% 0.10857 246.357) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

52.5%
0.109
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.92:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #2c6fa5

#2c6fa5 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.35:1 contrast and black text 3.92:1, 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: #2c6fa5 mixed with white

  1. 2c6fa5
  2. 437dae
  3. 598bb8
  4. 6d99c1
  5. 82a8ca
  6. 96b6d3
  7. abc4dc
  8. c0d3e5
  9. d5e1ee
  10. eaf0f6

Darker: #2c6fa5 mixed with black

  1. 2c6fa5
  2. 25608f
  3. 1e5179
  4. 174265
  5. 113451
  6. 0a273d
  7. 051a2b
  8. 020e1a
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2c6fa5 with less saturation

  1. 2c6fa5
  2. 356f9f
  3. 3d6f9a
  4. 446f94
  5. 4a6e8e
  6. 506e88
  7. 566d82
  8. 5b6d7c
  9. 616c76
  10. 656b70

Questions about #2c6fa5

What color is #2c6fa5?

#2c6fa5 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(44, 111, 165), in HSL hsl(206.78, 57.89%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.501% 0.10857 246.357).

What colors go well with #2c6fa5?

The complementary color of #2c6fa5 is #945c14. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007992 and #5a63a8. The triadic partners are #9d4d60 and #5a7528.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c6fa5?

White text reads better on #2c6fa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and black gives 3.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c6fa5 a warm or cool color?

#2c6fa5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.109.