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#2d8bd4 color: Ticino Blue

#2d8bd4 is rgb(45, 139, 212) in RGB and oklch(61.759% 0.1398 246.608) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

61.8%
0.140
247°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #2d8bd4

#2d8bd4 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.8% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 247°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.65:1 contrast and black text 5.76:1, 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: #2d8bd4 mixed with white

  1. 2d8bd4
  2. 4897d9
  3. 5fa3de
  4. 74aee3
  5. 88bae7
  6. 9cc6ec
  7. b0d1f0
  8. c4ddf4
  9. d7e8f8
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #2d8bd4 mixed with black

  1. 2d8bd4
  2. 2678b8
  3. 1f669d
  4. 185483
  5. 114369
  6. 0b3251
  7. 06233a
  8. 021424
  9. 010710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d8bd4 with less saturation

  1. 2d8bd4
  2. 3b8bcc
  3. 478bc5
  4. 518bbd
  5. 5a8ab5
  6. 628aae
  7. 6a89a6
  8. 71889e
  9. 788796
  10. 7f868e

Questions about #2d8bd4

What color is #2d8bd4?

#2d8bd4 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 139, 212), in HSL hsl(206.23, 66.01%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.759% 0.1398 246.608).

What colors go well with #2d8bd4?

The complementary color of #2d8bd4 is #bc7100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097b8 and #717bd8. The triadic partners are #c95d77 and #6f9428.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8bd4?

White text reads better on #2d8bd4: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and black gives 5.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8bd4 a warm or cool color?

#2d8bd4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 247 degrees, its lightness 61.8% and its chroma 0.14.