Skip to the color picker

#2e8be2 color: Bleu de France

#2e8be2 is rgb(46, 139, 226) in RGB and oklch(62.601% 0.15645 250.811) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

209°
100%

62.6%
0.156
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2e8be2

#2e8be2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 62.6% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.55:1 contrast and black text 5.91:1, 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: #2e8be2 mixed with white

  1. 2e8be2
  2. 4997e6
  3. 5fa3ea
  4. 74afed
  5. 88bbf0
  6. 9cc6f3
  7. b0d2f6
  8. c4ddf9
  9. d7e8fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2e8be2 mixed with black

  1. 2e8be2
  2. 2778c4
  3. 1f66a8
  4. 18548c
  5. 124371
  6. 0b3257
  7. 06233e
  8. 021427
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2e8be2 with less saturation

  1. 2e8be2
  2. 3c8bd9
  3. 488cd1
  4. 528cc8
  5. 5b8cbf
  6. 648bb6
  7. 6c8bad
  8. 738aa4
  9. 7a8a9b
  10. 818991

Questions about #2e8be2

What color is #2e8be2?

#2e8be2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(46, 139, 226), in HSL hsl(209, 75.63%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(62.601% 0.15645 250.811).

What colors go well with #2e8be2?

The complementary color of #2e8be2 is #c17400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0099c1 and #7979e3. The triadic partners are #d45971 and #669a21.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8be2?

White text reads better on #2e8be2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8be2 a warm or cool color?

#2e8be2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 62.6% and its chroma 0.156.