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#2c8ec9 color: Ticino Blue

#2c8ec9 is rgb(44, 142, 201) in RGB and oklch(61.832% 0.1251 240.336) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61.8%
0.125
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.61:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #2c8ec9

#2c8ec9 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.8% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.61:1 contrast and black text 5.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ticino Blue (#268bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2c8ec9 mixed with white

  1. 2c8ec9
  2. 4899cf
  3. 5fa5d5
  4. 74b0db
  5. 89bbe0
  6. 9dc7e6
  7. b0d2eb
  8. c4ddf0
  9. d8e8f5
  10. ebf4fa

Darker: #2c8ec9 mixed with black

  1. 2c8ec9
  2. 257bae
  3. 1e6895
  4. 17567c
  5. 114464
  6. 0a344c
  7. 052436
  8. 021522
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2c8ec9 with less saturation

  1. 2c8ec9
  2. 3b8ec2
  3. 478dbc
  4. 518db5
  5. 5b8caf
  6. 638ba8
  7. 6b8aa1
  8. 72899a
  9. 798894
  10. 7f878d

Questions about #2c8ec9

What color is #2c8ec9?

#2c8ec9 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(44, 142, 201), in HSL hsl(202.55, 64.08%, 48.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.832% 0.1251 240.336).

What colors go well with #2c8ec9?

The complementary color of #2c8ec9 is #bb712a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099af and #6980d1. The triadic partners are #c16382 and #7c902e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8ec9?

White text reads better on #2c8ec9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and black gives 5.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8ec9 a warm or cool color?

#2c8ec9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 61.8% and its chroma 0.125.