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#2e8bd7 color: Ticino Blue

#2e8bd7 is rgb(46, 139, 215) in RGB and oklch(61.955% 0.14308 247.733) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

62%
0.143
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.63:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #2e8bd7

#2e8bd7 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.63:1 contrast and black text 5.79:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2e8bd7 mixed with white

  1. 2e8bd7
  2. 4997dc
  3. 5fa3e0
  4. 74aee5
  5. 88bae9
  6. 9cc6ed
  7. b0d1f1
  8. c4ddf5
  9. d7e8f9
  10. ebf4fc

Darker: #2e8bd7 mixed with black

  1. 2e8bd7
  2. 2778bb
  3. 1f669f
  4. 185485
  5. 12436b
  6. 0b3252
  7. 06233b
  8. 021425
  9. 010711
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e8bd7 with less saturation

  1. 2e8bd7
  2. 3c8bcf
  3. 488bc7
  4. 528bbf
  5. 5b8bb7
  6. 638aaf
  7. 6b8aa7
  8. 72899f
  9. 798897
  10. 7f878e

Questions about #2e8bd7

What color is #2e8bd7?

#2e8bd7 is bright blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 139, 215), in HSL hsl(206.98, 67.87%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.955% 0.14308 247.733).

What colors go well with #2e8bd7?

The complementary color of #2e8bd7 is #bd7200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098ba and #737bda. The triadic partners are #cb5c76 and #6d9527.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8bd7?

White text reads better on #2e8bd7: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and black gives 5.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8bd7 a warm or cool color?

#2e8bd7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 62% and its chroma 0.143.