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#2c8ee5 color: Bleu de France

#2c8ee5 is rgb(44, 142, 229) in RGB and oklch(63.404% 0.15765 249.94) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.4%
0.158
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #2c8ee5

#2c8ee5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.4% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.44:1 contrast and black text 6.11:1, 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: #2c8ee5 mixed with white

  1. 2c8ee5
  2. 489ae9
  3. 5fa6ec
  4. 74b1ef
  5. 89bcf2
  6. 9dc8f5
  7. b0d3f7
  8. c4defa
  9. d8e9fc
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2c8ee5 mixed with black

  1. 2c8ee5
  2. 257bc7
  3. 1e68aa
  4. 17568e
  5. 114472
  6. 0a3458
  7. 05243f
  8. 021528
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2c8ee5 with less saturation

  1. 2c8ee5
  2. 3c8edc
  3. 488fd3
  4. 538fcb
  5. 5c8ec2
  6. 658eb9
  7. 6d8eb0
  8. 758da6
  9. 7c8c9d
  10. 838b94

Questions about #2c8ee5

What color is #2c8ee5?

#2c8ee5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(44, 142, 229), in HSL hsl(208.22, 78.06%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.404% 0.15765 249.94).

What colors go well with #2c8ee5?

The complementary color of #2c8ee5 is #c57500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009cc3 and #7a7ce7. The triadic partners are #d75b74 and #6a9c20.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8ee5?

White text reads better on #2c8ee5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and black gives 6.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8ee5 a warm or cool color?

#2c8ee5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 63.4% and its chroma 0.158.