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#2d8dca color: Ticino Blue

#2d8dca is rgb(45, 141, 202) in RGB and oklch(61.674% 0.12663 241.599) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61.7%
0.127
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #2d8dca

#2d8dca is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.64:1 contrast and black text 5.77:1, 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: #2d8dca mixed with white

  1. 2d8dca
  2. 4899d0
  3. 5fa4d6
  4. 74afdb
  5. 89bbe1
  6. 9dc6e6
  7. b0d2eb
  8. c4ddf1
  9. d8e8f5
  10. ebf4fa

Darker: #2d8dca mixed with black

  1. 2d8dca
  2. 267aaf
  3. 1f6795
  4. 18557c
  5. 114464
  6. 0b334d
  7. 062337
  8. 021422
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2d8dca with less saturation

  1. 2d8dca
  2. 3c8dc3
  3. 478cbd
  4. 518cb6
  5. 5a8baf
  6. 638aa8
  7. 6a89a1
  8. 71899a
  9. 788793
  10. 7f868c

Questions about #2d8dca

What color is #2d8dca?

#2d8dca is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(45, 141, 202), in HSL hsl(203.31, 63.56%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.674% 0.12663 241.599).

What colors go well with #2d8dca?

The complementary color of #2d8dca is #bb7125. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098b1 and #6a7fd1. The triadic partners are #c26280 and #79902e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2d8dca?

White text reads better on #2d8dca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and black gives 5.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2d8dca a warm or cool color?

#2d8dca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.127.