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#2e6fa4 color: Deep Water

#2e6fa4 is rgb(46, 111, 164) in RGB and oklch(52.512% 0.10654 246.429) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

52.5%
0.107
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #2e6fa4

#2e6fa4 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.35:1 contrast and black text 3.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Water (#2a6fa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2e6fa4 mixed with white

  1. 2e6fa4
  2. 457dad
  3. 5a8bb7
  4. 6e99c0
  5. 83a8c9
  6. 97b6d2
  7. abc4db
  8. c0d3e4
  9. d5e1ed
  10. eaf0f6

Darker: #2e6fa4 mixed with black

  1. 2e6fa4
  2. 27608e
  3. 1f5179
  4. 184264
  5. 123450
  6. 0b273d
  7. 061a2b
  8. 020e1a
  9. 01040a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2e6fa4 with less saturation

  1. 2e6fa4
  2. 376f9e
  3. 3e6f99
  4. 456e93
  5. 4b6e8d
  6. 516e88
  7. 566d82
  8. 5c6d7c
  9. 616c76
  10. 666b70

Questions about #2e6fa4

What color is #2e6fa4?

#2e6fa4 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Deep Water. In RGB it is rgb(46, 111, 164), in HSL hsl(206.95, 56.19%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.512% 0.10654 246.429).

What colors go well with #2e6fa4?

The complementary color of #2e6fa4 is #935c18. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007992 and #5b64a7. The triadic partners are #9d4e60 and #5a752a.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e6fa4?

White text reads better on #2e6fa4: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and black gives 3.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e6fa4 a warm or cool color?

#2e6fa4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.107.