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#2e6eb9 color: Matt Blue

#2e6eb9 is rgb(46, 110, 185) in RGB and oklch(53.532% 0.13462 254.464) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

53.5%
0.135
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
4.05:1Hard to read
Lc 29

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About #2e6eb9

#2e6eb9 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.19:1 contrast and black text 4.05:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Matt Blue (#2c6fbb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2e6eb9 mixed with white

  1. 2e6eb9
  2. 447dc1
  3. 598bc8
  4. 6e99d0
  5. 82a8d7
  6. 97b6de
  7. abc5e5
  8. c0d3ec
  9. d5e2f2
  10. eaf0f9

Darker: #2e6eb9 mixed with black

  1. 2e6eb9
  2. 275fa0
  3. 1f5089
  4. 184171
  5. 12335b
  6. 0b2646
  7. 061931
  8. 020e1e
  9. 01040d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e6eb9 with less saturation

  1. 2e6eb9
  2. 376fb2
  3. 3e6faa
  4. 456fa3
  5. 4c6f9b
  6. 526f94
  7. 586f8c
  8. 5e6f85
  9. 636e7d
  10. 686e75

Questions about #2e6eb9

What color is #2e6eb9?

#2e6eb9 is bright blue. The closest named color is Matt Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 110, 185), in HSL hsl(212.37, 60.17%, 45.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.532% 0.13462 254.464).

What colors go well with #2e6eb9?

The complementary color of #2e6eb9 is #995f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007ba2 and #665fb7. The triadic partners are #ad4654 and #4a7d21.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e6eb9?

White text reads better on #2e6eb9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and black gives 4.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e6eb9 a warm or cool color?

#2e6eb9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.135.