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#2e6ad0 color: Celtic Blue

#2e6ad0 is rgb(46, 106, 208) in RGB and oklch(54.204% 0.16982 260.345) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

54.2%
0.170
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.09:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #2e6ad0

#2e6ad0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.17 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.14:1 contrast and black text 4.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Celtic Blue (#246bce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2e6ad0 mixed with white

  1. 2e6ad0
  2. 447ad6
  3. 5889dc
  4. 6d98e1
  5. 81a7e6
  6. 95b6eb
  7. aac4f0
  8. bfd3f4
  9. d4e2f8
  10. e9f0fc

Darker: #2e6ad0 mixed with black

  1. 2e6ad0
  2. 275bb5
  3. 1f4d9a
  4. 183f80
  5. 123167
  6. 0b244f
  7. 061839
  8. 020d23
  9. 010410
  10. 000002

Calmer: #2e6ad0 with less saturation

  1. 2e6ad0
  2. 366cc7
  3. 3e6dbd
  4. 456eb4
  5. 4c6faa
  6. 5270a1
  7. 587097
  8. 5e708d
  9. 647084
  10. 6a7079

Questions about #2e6ad0

What color is #2e6ad0?

#2e6ad0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Celtic Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 106, 208), in HSL hsl(217.78, 63.78%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.204% 0.16982 260.345).

What colors go well with #2e6ad0?

The complementary color of #2e6ad0 is #966400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007bad and #7257c9. The triadic partners are #be3843 and #28850d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e6ad0?

White text reads better on #2e6ad0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and black gives 4.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e6ad0 a warm or cool color?

#2e6ad0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.17.