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#2e7ed4 color: Soothing Sapphire

#2e7ed4 is rgb(46, 126, 212) in RGB and oklch(58.837% 0.15238 253.278) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.8%
0.152
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.16:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.05:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2e7ed4

#2e7ed4 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.16:1 contrast and black text 5.05:1, 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: #2e7ed4 mixed with white

  1. 2e7ed4
  2. 478bd9
  3. 5c99de
  4. 71a6e3
  5. 86b2e8
  6. 9abfec
  7. aeccf1
  8. c2d9f5
  9. d6e6f8
  10. eaf2fc

Darker: #2e7ed4 mixed with black

  1. 2e7ed4
  2. 276db8
  3. 1f5c9d
  4. 184c83
  5. 123c69
  6. 0b2d51
  7. 061f3a
  8. 021124
  9. 010510
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e7ed4 with less saturation

  1. 2e7ed4
  2. 3a7fcc
  3. 447fc3
  4. 4d7fbb
  5. 557fb2
  6. 5c7fa9
  7. 637fa1
  8. 6a7f98
  9. 707e8f
  10. 777d86

Questions about #2e7ed4

What color is #2e7ed4?

#2e7ed4 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(46, 126, 212), in HSL hsl(211.08, 65.87%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.837% 0.15238 253.278).

What colors go well with #2e7ed4?

The complementary color of #2e7ed4 is #af6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cb5 and #736dd3. The triadic partners are #c64f62 and #568f1e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e7ed4?

White text reads better on #2e7ed4: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and black gives 5.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e7ed4 a warm or cool color?

#2e7ed4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.152.