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#2d8bca color: Ticino Blue

#2d8bca is rgb(45, 139, 202) in RGB and oklch(61.206% 0.1282 242.901) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

61.2%
0.128
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.71:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #2d8bca

#2d8bca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.71:1 contrast and black text 5.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ticino Blue (#268bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2d8bca mixed with white

  1. 2d8bca
  2. 4897d0
  3. 5fa2d6
  4. 74aedb
  5. 88bae1
  6. 9cc5e6
  7. b0d1eb
  8. c4dcf1
  9. d7e8f6
  10. ebf3fa

Darker: #2d8bca mixed with black

  1. 2d8bca
  2. 2678af
  3. 1f6695
  4. 18547c
  5. 114364
  6. 0b324d
  7. 062337
  8. 021422
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d8bca with less saturation

  1. 2d8bca
  2. 3b8bc3
  3. 478abc
  4. 518ab5
  5. 5a89af
  6. 6289a8
  7. 6988a1
  8. 708799
  9. 778692
  10. 7d858b

Questions about #2d8bca

What color is #2d8bca?

#2d8bca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 139, 202), in HSL hsl(204.08, 63.56%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.206% 0.1282 242.901).

What colors go well with #2d8bca?

The complementary color of #2d8bca is #b9701f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0096b1 and #6b7dd0. The triadic partners are #c1607c and #76902c.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8bca?

White text reads better on #2d8bca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and black gives 5.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8bca a warm or cool color?

#2d8bca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.128.