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#2e80d5 color: Soothing Sapphire

#2e80d5 is rgb(46, 128, 213) in RGB and oklch(59.347% 0.15153 252.608) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

59.3%
0.152
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.07:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #2e80d5

#2e80d5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.07:1 contrast and black text 5.16:1, 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: #2e80d5 mixed with white

  1. 2e80d5
  2. 478dda
  3. 5d9adf
  4. 72a7e4
  5. 86b4e8
  6. 9ac0ed
  7. aecdf1
  8. c2d9f5
  9. d6e6f8
  10. ebf2fc

Darker: #2e80d5 mixed with black

  1. 2e80d5
  2. 276eb9
  3. 1f5d9e
  4. 184d83
  5. 123d6a
  6. 0b2e51
  7. 061f3a
  8. 021224
  9. 010610
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e80d5 with less saturation

  1. 2e80d5
  2. 3a81cd
  3. 4481c4
  4. 4d81bc
  5. 5681b3
  6. 5d81ab
  7. 6481a2
  8. 6b8099
  9. 728090
  10. 787f87

Questions about #2e80d5

What color is #2e80d5?

#2e80d5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(46, 128, 213), in HSL hsl(210.54, 66.53%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.347% 0.15153 252.608).

What colors go well with #2e80d5?

The complementary color of #2e80d5 is #b26d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008eb6 and #736fd5. The triadic partners are #c75165 and #599020.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e80d5?

White text reads better on #2e80d5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and black gives 5.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e80d5 a warm or cool color?

#2e80d5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.152.