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#2e8dc6 color: Ticino Blue

#2e8dc6 is rgb(46, 141, 198) in RGB and oklch(61.488% 0.12192 239.966) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61.5%
0.122
240°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.66:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #2e8dc6

#2e8dc6 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.5% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 240°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.66:1 contrast and black text 5.74:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2e8dc6 mixed with white

  1. 2e8dc6
  2. 4998cc
  3. 60a4d2
  4. 75afd8
  5. 89bbde
  6. 9dc6e4
  7. b1d1ea
  8. c4ddef
  9. d8e8f5
  10. ebf4fa

Darker: #2e8dc6 mixed with black

  1. 2e8dc6
  2. 277aac
  3. 1f6792
  4. 18557a
  5. 124462
  6. 0b334b
  7. 062335
  8. 021421
  9. 01070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e8dc6 with less saturation

  1. 2e8dc6
  2. 3c8dc0
  3. 488cb9
  4. 528bb3
  5. 5b8bac
  6. 638aa6
  7. 6a899f
  8. 718899
  9. 788792
  10. 7e868b

Questions about #2e8dc6

What color is #2e8dc6?

#2e8dc6 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 141, 198), in HSL hsl(202.5, 62.3%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.488% 0.12192 239.966).

What colors go well with #2e8dc6?

The complementary color of #2e8dc6 is #b9712d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0097ad and #6880ce. The triadic partners are #bf6382 and #7c8f30.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8dc6?

White text reads better on #2e8dc6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and black gives 5.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8dc6 a warm or cool color?

#2e8dc6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 240 degrees, its lightness 61.5% and its chroma 0.122.