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#2d8add color: Bleu de France

#2d8add is rgb(45, 138, 221) in RGB and oklch(62.053% 0.15159 249.826) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.1%
0.152
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.63:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #2d8add

#2d8add is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.63:1 contrast and black text 5.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2d8add mixed with white

  1. 2d8add
  2. 4896e1
  3. 5ea2e5
  4. 74aee9
  5. 88baed
  6. 9cc5f1
  7. b0d1f4
  8. c3ddf7
  9. d7e8fa
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2d8add mixed with black

  1. 2d8add
  2. 2677c0
  3. 1f65a4
  4. 185388
  5. 11426e
  6. 0b3255
  7. 06223d
  8. 021426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d8add with less saturation

  1. 2d8add
  2. 3b8ad5
  3. 478acc
  4. 518bc4
  5. 5a8abb
  6. 638ab3
  7. 6a8aaa
  8. 7289a1
  9. 798898
  10. 80878f

Questions about #2d8add

What color is #2d8add?

#2d8add is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(45, 138, 221), in HSL hsl(208.3, 72.13%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.053% 0.15159 249.826).

What colors go well with #2d8add?

The complementary color of #2d8add is #bf7200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097bd and #7679df. The triadic partners are #d05972 and #679722.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8add?

White text reads better on #2d8add: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and black gives 5.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8add a warm or cool color?

#2d8add is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.152.