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#2d6ea5 color: Deep Water

#2d6ea5 is rgb(45, 110, 165) in RGB and oklch(52.295% 0.10908 247.394) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

52.3%
0.109
247°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.89:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #2d6ea5

#2d6ea5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.41:1 contrast and black text 3.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Water (#2a6fa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2d6ea5 mixed with white

  1. 2d6ea5
  2. 447cae
  3. 598ab8
  4. 6e99c1
  5. 82a7ca
  6. 96b5d3
  7. abc4dc
  8. c0d3e5
  9. d5e1ee
  10. eaf0f6

Darker: #2d6ea5 mixed with black

  1. 2d6ea5
  2. 265f8f
  3. 1f5079
  4. 184165
  5. 113351
  6. 0b263d
  7. 06192b
  8. 020e1a
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2d6ea5 with less saturation

  1. 2d6ea5
  2. 366e9f
  3. 3d6e99
  4. 446e94
  5. 4a6d8e
  6. 506d88
  7. 566c82
  8. 5b6c7c
  9. 606b76
  10. 656a70

Questions about #2d6ea5

What color is #2d6ea5?

#2d6ea5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(45, 110, 165), in HSL hsl(207.5, 57.14%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.295% 0.10908 247.394).

What colors go well with #2d6ea5?

The complementary color of #2d6ea5 is #935c11. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007893 and #5b62a8. The triadic partners are #9d4c5e and #587529.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d6ea5?

White text reads better on #2d6ea5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and black gives 3.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d6ea5 a warm or cool color?

#2d6ea5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.109.