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#2d80b3 color: Vermeer Blue

#2d80b3 is rgb(45, 128, 179) in RGB and oklch(57.372% 0.11087 240.098) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

57.4%
0.111
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #2d80b3

#2d80b3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.4% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2d80b3 mixed with white

  1. 2d80b3
  2. 468dbb
  3. 5d99c3
  4. 72a6cb
  5. 86b2d2
  6. 9abfda
  7. aecce2
  8. c2d8e9
  9. d6e5f0
  10. ebf2f8

Darker: #2d80b3 mixed with black

  1. 2d80b3
  2. 266e9b
  3. 1f5d84
  4. 184d6e
  5. 113d58
  6. 0b2e43
  7. 061f2f
  8. 02121d
  9. 01060c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2d80b3 with less saturation

  1. 2d80b3
  2. 3980ad
  3. 437fa8
  4. 4b7fa2
  5. 537e9c
  6. 5a7d96
  7. 617c90
  8. 677c8b
  9. 6d7b85
  10. 73797e

Questions about #2d80b3

What color is #2d80b3?

#2d80b3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 128, 179), in HSL hsl(202.84, 59.82%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.372% 0.11087 240.098).

What colors go well with #2d80b3?

The complementary color of #2d80b3 is #a7672b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00899c and #5f74ba. The triadic partners are #ac5a76 and #70822e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d80b3?

White text reads better on #2d80b3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d80b3 a warm or cool color?

#2d80b3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 57.4% and its chroma 0.111.