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#2d79bc color: Haddock’s Sweater

#2d79bc is rgb(45, 121, 188) in RGB and oklch(56.217% 0.12746 248.879) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

56.2%
0.127
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #2d79bc

#2d79bc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.59:1 contrast and black text 4.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater (#277aba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2d79bc mixed with white

  1. 2d79bc
  2. 4586c3
  3. 5b94cb
  4. 70a1d2
  5. 84aed9
  6. 99bcdf
  7. adc9e6
  8. c1d7ec
  9. d6e4f3
  10. eaf1f9

Darker: #2d79bc mixed with black

  1. 2d79bc
  2. 2668a3
  3. 1f588b
  4. 184873
  5. 11395d
  6. 0b2b47
  7. 061d32
  8. 02101f
  9. 01050d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d79bc with less saturation

  1. 2d79bc
  2. 3879b5
  3. 4179ae
  4. 4979a7
  5. 5179a0
  6. 577899
  7. 5e7892
  8. 64778b
  9. 6a7784
  10. 6f767c

Questions about #2d79bc

What color is #2d79bc?

#2d79bc is bright blue. The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(45, 121, 188), in HSL hsl(208.11, 61.37%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.217% 0.12746 248.879).

What colors go well with #2d79bc?

The complementary color of #2d79bc is #a46400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085a5 and #666bbe. The triadic partners are #b25165 and #5e8326.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d79bc?

White text reads better on #2d79bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and black gives 4.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d79bc a warm or cool color?

#2d79bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 56.2% and its chroma 0.127.