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#2d6cb1 color: Dover Straits

#2d6cb1 is rgb(45, 108, 177) in RGB and oklch(52.539% 0.12656 253.118) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

52.5%
0.127
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #2d6cb1

#2d6cb1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2d6cb1 mixed with white

  1. 2d6cb1
  2. 447bb9
  3. 5989c2
  4. 6d98ca
  5. 81a6d2
  6. 96b5da
  7. abc4e2
  8. bfd2e9
  9. d4e1f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #2d6cb1 mixed with black

  1. 2d6cb1
  2. 265d99
  3. 1f4e83
  4. 18406c
  5. 113257
  6. 0b2542
  7. 06192f
  8. 020d1c
  9. 01040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2d6cb1 with less saturation

  1. 2d6cb1
  2. 366caa
  3. 3d6da3
  4. 446d9c
  5. 4a6d95
  6. 506d8f
  7. 566c87
  8. 5b6c80
  9. 606c79
  10. 656b72

Questions about #2d6cb1

What color is #2d6cb1?

#2d6cb1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(45, 108, 177), in HSL hsl(211.36, 59.46%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.539% 0.12656 253.118).

What colors go well with #2d6cb1?

The complementary color of #2d6cb1 is #955c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789c and #625eb0. The triadic partners are #a64755 and #4c7923.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d6cb1?

White text reads better on #2d6cb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d6cb1 a warm or cool color?

#2d6cb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.127.