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#2d82dd color: Soothing Sapphire

#2d82dd is rgb(45, 130, 221) in RGB and oklch(60.265% 0.1598 253.397) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

60.3%
0.160
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #2d82dd

#2d82dd is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.93:1 contrast and black text 5.35:1, 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: #2d82dd mixed with white

  1. 2d82dd
  2. 478fe1
  3. 5d9ce6
  4. 72a9ea
  5. 86b5ee
  6. 9ac2f1
  7. aecef4
  8. c2daf7
  9. d6e7fa
  10. ebf3fd

Darker: #2d82dd mixed with black

  1. 2d82dd
  2. 2670c0
  3. 1f5fa4
  4. 184e88
  5. 113e6e
  6. 0b2f55
  7. 06203d
  8. 021226
  9. 010611
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d82dd with less saturation

  1. 2d82dd
  2. 3a83d4
  3. 4583cb
  4. 4e84c2
  5. 5784b9
  6. 5f84b0
  7. 6683a7
  8. 6d839e
  9. 748294
  10. 7a828b

Questions about #2d82dd

What color is #2d82dd?

#2d82dd is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(45, 130, 221), in HSL hsl(211.02, 72.13%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.265% 0.1598 253.397).

What colors go well with #2d82dd?

The complementary color of #2d82dd is #b47000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0091bb and #7770dc. The triadic partners are #ce5065 and #58941b.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d82dd?

White text reads better on #2d82dd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and black gives 5.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d82dd a warm or cool color?

#2d82dd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.16.