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#2c8fee color: Bleu de France

#2c8fee is rgb(44, 143, 238) in RGB and oklch(64.169% 0.16762 251.655) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

64.2%
0.168
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • blue-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #2c8fee

#2c8fee is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.35:1 contrast and black text 6.27:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2c8fee mixed with white

  1. 2c8fee
  2. 489bf1
  3. 5fa7f3
  4. 74b2f6
  5. 89bdf8
  6. 9dc9fa
  7. b0d4fb
  8. c4dffd
  9. d8e9fe
  10. ebf4ff

Darker: #2c8fee mixed with black

  1. 2c8fee
  2. 257ccf
  3. 1e69b1
  4. 175793
  5. 114577
  6. 0a345c
  7. 052442
  8. 02152a
  9. 010714
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2c8fee with less saturation

  1. 2c8fee
  2. 3c90e5
  3. 4990db
  4. 5390d2
  5. 5d90c8
  6. 6690be
  7. 6f90b5
  8. 778fab
  9. 7e8ea1
  10. 858e97

Questions about #2c8fee

What color is #2c8fee?

#2c8fee is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(44, 143, 238), in HSL hsl(209.38, 85.09%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.169% 0.16762 251.655).

What colors go well with #2c8fee?

The complementary color of #2c8fee is #c67900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009ec8 and #7e7cee. The triadic partners are #de5972 and #65a01a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2c8fee?

White text reads better on #2c8fee: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and black gives 6.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2c8fee a warm or cool color?

#2c8fee is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.168.