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#2e80d8 color: Soothing Sapphire

#2e80d8 is rgb(46, 128, 216) in RGB and oklch(59.533% 0.15533 253.308) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

59.5%
0.155
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.04:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #2e80d8

#2e80d8 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.5% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.04:1 contrast and black text 5.2:1, 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: #2e80d8 mixed with white

  1. 2e80d8
  2. 478ddd
  3. 5d9ae2
  4. 72a7e6
  5. 86b4ea
  6. 9ac0ee
  7. aecdf2
  8. c2daf6
  9. d6e6f9
  10. ebf3fc

Darker: #2e80d8 mixed with black

  1. 2e80d8
  2. 276ebc
  3. 1f5da0
  4. 184d85
  5. 123d6b
  6. 0b2e53
  7. 061f3b
  8. 021225
  9. 010611
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e80d8 with less saturation

  1. 2e80d8
  2. 3a81cf
  3. 4481c7
  4. 4d81be
  5. 5682b5
  6. 5d81ac
  7. 6581a4
  8. 6c819b
  9. 728091
  10. 798088

Questions about #2e80d8

What color is #2e80d8?

#2e80d8 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(46, 128, 216), in HSL hsl(211.06, 68.55%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.533% 0.15533 253.308).

What colors go well with #2e80d8?

The complementary color of #2e80d8 is #b26e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008eb8 and #756ed7. The triadic partners are #ca5063 and #57911e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e80d8?

White text reads better on #2e80d8: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and black gives 5.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e80d8 a warm or cool color?

#2e80d8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 59.5% and its chroma 0.155.