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#2c8ee1 color: Bleu de France

#2c8ee1 is rgb(44, 142, 225) in RGB and oklch(63.168% 0.15281 248.875) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.2%
0.153
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.06:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #2c8ee1

#2c8ee1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.2% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.46:1 contrast and black text 6.06:1, 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: #2c8ee1 mixed with white

  1. 2c8ee1
  2. 489ae5
  3. 5fa5e9
  4. 74b1ec
  5. 89bcf0
  6. 9dc8f3
  7. b0d3f6
  8. c4def8
  9. d8e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2c8ee1 mixed with black

  1. 2c8ee1
  2. 257bc4
  3. 1e68a7
  4. 17568b
  5. 114470
  6. 0a3456
  7. 05243e
  8. 021527
  9. 010712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2c8ee1 with less saturation

  1. 2c8ee1
  2. 3c8ed9
  3. 488ed0
  4. 528ec7
  5. 5c8ebf
  6. 658eb6
  7. 6d8dae
  8. 748ca5
  9. 7c8c9c
  10. 838b93

Questions about #2c8ee1

What color is #2c8ee1?

#2c8ee1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(44, 142, 225), in HSL hsl(207.51, 75.1%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.168% 0.15281 248.875).

What colors go well with #2c8ee1?

The complementary color of #2c8ee1 is #c47500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bc0 and #777de4. The triadic partners are #d45c76 and #6c9a22.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8ee1?

White text reads better on #2c8ee1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and black gives 6.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8ee1 a warm or cool color?

#2c8ee1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.2% and its chroma 0.153.