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#2d7aba color: Haddock’s Sweater

#2d7aba is rgb(45, 122, 186) in RGB and oklch(56.334% 0.12404 247.529) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

56.3%
0.124
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #2d7aba

#2d7aba is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.56:1 contrast and black text 4.6:1, 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: #2d7aba mixed with white

  1. 2d7aba
  2. 4687c2
  3. 5b95c9
  4. 70a2d0
  5. 84afd7
  6. 99bcde
  7. adc9e5
  8. c1d7ec
  9. d6e4f2
  10. eaf2f9

Darker: #2d7aba mixed with black

  1. 2d7aba
  2. 2669a1
  3. 1f5989
  4. 184972
  5. 113a5c
  6. 0b2b46
  7. 061d32
  8. 02101e
  9. 01050d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d7aba with less saturation

  1. 2d7aba
  2. 387ab3
  3. 417aad
  4. 497aa6
  5. 51799f
  6. 587998
  7. 5e7992
  8. 64788b
  9. 6a7784
  10. 70767d

Questions about #2d7aba

What color is #2d7aba?

#2d7aba is bright blue. The closest named color is Haddock’s Sweater. In RGB it is rgb(45, 122, 186), in HSL hsl(207.23, 61.04%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.334% 0.12404 247.529).

What colors go well with #2d7aba?

The complementary color of #2d7aba is #a56500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0085a4 and #656cbd. The triadic partners are #b15368 and #618228.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d7aba?

White text reads better on #2d7aba: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and black gives 4.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d7aba a warm or cool color?

#2d7aba is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 56.3% and its chroma 0.124.