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#2d79cb color: Fading Night

#2d79cb is rgb(45, 121, 203) in RGB and oklch(57.125% 0.14648 253.264) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

57.1%
0.146
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #2d79cb

#2d79cb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.1% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.46:1 contrast and black text 4.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2d79cb mixed with white

  1. 2d79cb
  2. 4587d1
  3. 5b94d7
  4. 70a2dd
  5. 84afe2
  6. 98bce8
  7. adcaed
  8. c1d7f2
  9. d6e4f6
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #2d79cb mixed with black

  1. 2d79cb
  2. 2668b0
  3. 1f5896
  4. 18487d
  5. 113965
  6. 0b2b4d
  7. 061d37
  8. 021022
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d79cb with less saturation

  1. 2d79cb
  2. 387ac3
  3. 417abb
  4. 4a7ab3
  5. 517aab
  6. 597aa2
  7. 5f7a9a
  8. 667a92
  9. 6c7989
  10. 727880

Questions about #2d79cb

What color is #2d79cb?

#2d79cb is bright blue. The closest named color is Fading Night. In RGB it is rgb(45, 121, 203), in HSL hsl(211.14, 63.71%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.125% 0.14648 253.264).

What colors go well with #2d79cb?

The complementary color of #2d79cb is #a86700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0086ae and #6e69ca. The triadic partners are #be4c5e and #53891f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d79cb?

White text reads better on #2d79cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and black gives 4.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d79cb a warm or cool color?

#2d79cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 57.1% and its chroma 0.146.