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#2e7ddb color: Soothing Sapphire

#2e7ddb is rgb(46, 125, 219) in RGB and oklch(59.061% 0.16241 255.184) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

59.1%
0.162
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2e7ddb

#2e7ddb is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.1% lightness, 0.162 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.14:1 contrast and black text 5.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2e7ddb mixed with white

  1. 2e7ddb
  2. 468be0
  3. 5c98e4
  4. 71a5e8
  5. 85b2ec
  6. 99bff0
  7. adccf4
  8. c2d9f7
  9. d6e6fa
  10. eaf2fd

Darker: #2e7ddb mixed with black

  1. 2e7ddb
  2. 276cbe
  3. 1f5ba2
  4. 184b87
  5. 123b6d
  6. 0b2c54
  7. 061e3c
  8. 021126
  9. 010511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e7ddb with less saturation

  1. 2e7ddb
  2. 3a7ed2
  3. 447fc9
  4. 4c7fc0
  5. 557fb7
  6. 5c80ad
  7. 637fa4
  8. 6a7f9b
  9. 717f91
  10. 777e87

Questions about #2e7ddb

What color is #2e7ddb?

#2e7ddb is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(46, 125, 219), in HSL hsl(212.6, 70.61%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.061% 0.16241 255.184).

What colors go well with #2e7ddb?

The complementary color of #2e7ddb is #ae6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cb9 and #766bd8. The triadic partners are #cb4b5d and #4e9119.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e7ddb?

White text reads better on #2e7ddb: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and black gives 5.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e7ddb a warm or cool color?

#2e7ddb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 59.1% and its chroma 0.162.