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#2e8bde color: Bleu de France

#2e8bde is rgb(46, 139, 222) in RGB and oklch(62.362% 0.15155 249.77) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

62.4%
0.152
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.58:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #2e8bde

#2e8bde is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.4% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.58:1 contrast and black text 5.86:1, 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: #2e8bde mixed with white

  1. 2e8bde
  2. 4997e2
  3. 5fa3e6
  4. 74afea
  5. 88baee
  6. 9cc6f1
  7. b0d1f4
  8. c4ddf7
  9. d7e8fa
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2e8bde mixed with black

  1. 2e8bde
  2. 2778c1
  3. 1f66a5
  4. 185489
  5. 12436f
  6. 0b3255
  7. 06233d
  8. 021426
  9. 010712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e8bde with less saturation

  1. 2e8bde
  2. 3c8bd6
  3. 488bcd
  4. 528bc5
  5. 5b8bbc
  6. 638bb4
  7. 6b8bab
  8. 738aa2
  9. 7a8999
  10. 818890

Questions about #2e8bde

What color is #2e8bde?

#2e8bde is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(46, 139, 222), in HSL hsl(208.3, 72.73%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.362% 0.15155 249.77).

What colors go well with #2e8bde?

The complementary color of #2e8bde is #c07300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098be and #777ae0. The triadic partners are #d15a73 and #689823.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8bde?

White text reads better on #2e8bde: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and black gives 5.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8bde a warm or cool color?

#2e8bde is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 62.4% and its chroma 0.152.