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#2d8be5 color: Bleu de France

#2d8be5 is rgb(45, 139, 229) in RGB and oklch(62.757% 0.1604 251.395) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

62.8%
0.160
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #2d8be5

#2d8be5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.8% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.54:1 contrast and black text 5.94:1, 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: #2d8be5 mixed with white

  1. 2d8be5
  2. 4897e9
  3. 5fa3ec
  4. 74afef
  5. 88bbf2
  6. 9cc6f5
  7. b0d2f8
  8. c4ddfa
  9. d7e8fc
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #2d8be5 mixed with black

  1. 2d8be5
  2. 2678c7
  3. 1f66aa
  4. 18548e
  5. 114372
  6. 0b3258
  7. 06233f
  8. 021428
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2d8be5 with less saturation

  1. 2d8be5
  2. 3c8cdc
  3. 488cd3
  4. 528cca
  5. 5b8cc1
  6. 648cb8
  7. 6c8baf
  8. 738ba5
  9. 7b8a9c
  10. 828992

Questions about #2d8be5

What color is #2d8be5?

#2d8be5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(45, 139, 229), in HSL hsl(209.35, 77.97%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.757% 0.1604 251.395).

What colors go well with #2d8be5?

The complementary color of #2d8be5 is #c17500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099c2 and #7a79e6. The triadic partners are #d6576f and #649b1e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8be5?

White text reads better on #2d8be5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and black gives 5.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8be5 a warm or cool color?

#2d8be5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 62.8% and its chroma 0.16.