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#2e6cb2 color: Dover Straits

#2e6cb2 is rgb(46, 108, 178) in RGB and oklch(52.635% 0.12754 253.664) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

52.6%
0.128
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.90:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #2e6cb2

#2e6cb2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.38:1 contrast and black text 3.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dover Straits (#326ab1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2e6cb2 mixed with white

  1. 2e6cb2
  2. 447bba
  3. 5989c3
  4. 6e98cb
  5. 82a6d3
  6. 96b5da
  7. abc4e2
  8. bfd2ea
  9. d4e1f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #2e6cb2 mixed with black

  1. 2e6cb2
  2. 275d9a
  3. 1f4e83
  4. 18406d
  5. 123257
  6. 0b2543
  7. 06192f
  8. 020d1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e6cb2 with less saturation

  1. 2e6cb2
  2. 366cab
  3. 3e6da4
  4. 446d9d
  5. 4b6d96
  6. 516d8f
  7. 566d88
  8. 5c6c81
  9. 616c7a
  10. 666b72

Questions about #2e6cb2

What color is #2e6cb2?

#2e6cb2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(46, 108, 178), in HSL hsl(211.82, 58.93%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.635% 0.12754 253.664).

What colors go well with #2e6cb2?

The complementary color of #2e6cb2 is #965c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789d and #635eb1. The triadic partners are #a74654 and #4b7a23.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e6cb2?

White text reads better on #2e6cb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and black gives 3.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e6cb2 a warm or cool color?

#2e6cb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.6% and its chroma 0.128.