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#2e6cb3 color: Dover Straits

#2e6cb3 is rgb(46, 108, 179) in RGB and oklch(52.697% 0.12886 253.947) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

52.7%
0.129
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.91:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #2e6cb3

#2e6cb3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.37:1 contrast and black text 3.91:1, 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: #2e6cb3 mixed with white

  1. 2e6cb3
  2. 447bbb
  3. 5989c4
  4. 6e98cc
  5. 82a6d3
  6. 96b5db
  7. abc4e3
  8. bfd2ea
  9. d4e1f1
  10. eaf0f8

Darker: #2e6cb3 mixed with black

  1. 2e6cb3
  2. 275d9b
  3. 1f4e84
  4. 18406e
  5. 123258
  6. 0b2543
  7. 06192f
  8. 020d1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #2e6cb3 with less saturation

  1. 2e6cb3
  2. 366cac
  3. 3e6da5
  4. 446d9e
  5. 4b6d97
  6. 516d90
  7. 566d89
  8. 5c6c81
  9. 616c7a
  10. 666b72

Questions about #2e6cb3

What color is #2e6cb3?

#2e6cb3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Dover Straits. In RGB it is rgb(46, 108, 179), in HSL hsl(212.03, 59.11%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.697% 0.12886 253.947).

What colors go well with #2e6cb3?

The complementary color of #2e6cb3 is #965d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00789e and #635eb2. The triadic partners are #a84654 and #4a7a23.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e6cb3?

White text reads better on #2e6cb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and black gives 3.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e6cb3 a warm or cool color?

#2e6cb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 52.7% and its chroma 0.129.