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#2e8ac8 color: Ticino Blue

#2e8ac8 is rgb(46, 138, 200) in RGB and oklch(60.889% 0.12641 242.887) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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204°
100%

60.9%
0.126
243°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.76:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.59:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #2e8ac8

#2e8ac8 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.9% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 243°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.76:1 contrast and black text 5.59:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ticino Blue (#268bcc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2e8ac8 mixed with white

  1. 2e8ac8
  2. 4996ce
  3. 5fa2d4
  4. 74adda
  5. 88b9e0
  6. 9cc5e5
  7. b0d0eb
  8. c4dcf0
  9. d7e8f5
  10. ebf3fa

Darker: #2e8ac8 mixed with black

  1. 2e8ac8
  2. 2777ae
  3. 1f6594
  4. 18537b
  5. 124263
  6. 0b324c
  7. 062236
  8. 021421
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e8ac8 with less saturation

  1. 2e8ac8
  2. 3c8ac1
  3. 4789bb
  4. 5189b4
  5. 5988ad
  6. 6188a6
  7. 69879f
  8. 708698
  9. 768591
  10. 7d848a

Questions about #2e8ac8

What color is #2e8ac8?

#2e8ac8 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 138, 200), in HSL hsl(204.16, 62.6%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.889% 0.12641 242.887).

What colors go well with #2e8ac8?

The complementary color of #2e8ac8 is #b76f20. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0095b0 and #6a7cce. The triadic partners are #bf5f7c and #758f2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8ac8?

White text reads better on #2e8ac8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and black gives 5.59:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8ac8 a warm or cool color?

#2e8ac8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 243 degrees, its lightness 60.9% and its chroma 0.126.