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#2e8add color: Bleu de France

#2e8add is rgb(46, 138, 221) in RGB and oklch(62.078% 0.15131 249.977) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.1%
0.151
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.62:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #2e8add

#2e8add is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.1% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.62:1 contrast and black text 5.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2e8add mixed with white

  1. 2e8add
  2. 4896e1
  3. 5fa2e5
  4. 74aee9
  5. 88baed
  6. 9cc5f1
  7. b0d1f4
  8. c4ddf7
  9. d7e8fa
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2e8add mixed with black

  1. 2e8add
  2. 2777c0
  3. 1f65a4
  4. 185388
  5. 12426e
  6. 0b3255
  7. 06223d
  8. 021426
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e8add with less saturation

  1. 2e8add
  2. 3c8ad5
  3. 488bcc
  4. 528bc4
  5. 5b8abb
  6. 638ab3
  7. 6b8aaa
  8. 7289a1
  9. 798898
  10. 80878f

Questions about #2e8add

What color is #2e8add?

#2e8add is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(46, 138, 221), in HSL hsl(208.46, 72.02%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.078% 0.15131 249.977).

What colors go well with #2e8add?

The complementary color of #2e8add is #bf7200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097be and #7679df. The triadic partners are #d05971 and #679723.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8add?

White text reads better on #2e8add: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and black gives 5.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8add a warm or cool color?

#2e8add is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.1% and its chroma 0.151.