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#2d80d9 color: Soothing Sapphire

#2d80d9 is rgb(45, 128, 217) in RGB and oklch(59.569% 0.15687 253.366) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

59.6%
0.157
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #2d80d9

#2d80d9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.04:1 contrast and black text 5.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2d80d9 mixed with white

  1. 2d80d9
  2. 468dde
  3. 5c9ae2
  4. 71a7e7
  5. 86b4eb
  6. 9ac0ef
  7. aecdf3
  8. c2daf6
  9. d6e6f9
  10. ebf3fc

Darker: #2d80d9 mixed with black

  1. 2d80d9
  2. 266ebc
  3. 1f5da1
  4. 184d86
  5. 113d6c
  6. 0b2e53
  7. 061f3b
  8. 021225
  9. 010611
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d80d9 with less saturation

  1. 2d80d9
  2. 3981d0
  3. 4481c8
  4. 4d82bf
  5. 5582b6
  6. 5d82ad
  7. 6581a4
  8. 6b819b
  9. 728092
  10. 798088

Questions about #2d80d9

What color is #2d80d9?

#2d80d9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(45, 128, 217), in HSL hsl(211.05, 69.35%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.569% 0.15687 253.366).

What colors go well with #2d80d9?

The complementary color of #2d80d9 is #b26e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008eb8 and #756ed8. The triadic partners are #ca4f63 and #56921c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d80d9?

White text reads better on #2d80d9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and black gives 5.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d80d9 a warm or cool color?

#2d80d9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.157.