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#2d8cd3 color: Ticino Blue

#2d8cd3 is rgb(45, 140, 211) in RGB and oklch(61.933% 0.13773 245.707) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

61.9%
0.138
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #2d8cd3

#2d8cd3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.9% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.62:1 contrast and black text 5.8:1, 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: #2d8cd3 mixed with white

  1. 2d8cd3
  2. 4898d8
  3. 5fa3dd
  4. 74afe2
  5. 88bbe7
  6. 9cc6eb
  7. b0d1ef
  8. c4ddf4
  9. d7e8f8
  10. ebf4fb

Darker: #2d8cd3 mixed with black

  1. 2d8cd3
  2. 2679b7
  3. 1f679c
  4. 185582
  5. 114369
  6. 0b3351
  7. 06233a
  8. 021424
  9. 010710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d8cd3 with less saturation

  1. 2d8cd3
  2. 3c8ccc
  3. 478cc4
  4. 518bbc
  5. 5b8bb5
  6. 638aad
  7. 6b8aa6
  8. 72899e
  9. 798896
  10. 7f878e

Questions about #2d8cd3

What color is #2d8cd3?

#2d8cd3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 140, 211), in HSL hsl(205.66, 65.35%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.933% 0.13773 245.707).

What colors go well with #2d8cd3?

The complementary color of #2d8cd3 is #bd7202. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098b7 and #707cd8. The triadic partners are #c95e7a and #729429.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8cd3?

White text reads better on #2d8cd3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and black gives 5.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8cd3 a warm or cool color?

#2d8cd3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 61.9% and its chroma 0.138.