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#2e8dc9 color: Ticino Blue

#2e8dc9 is rgb(46, 141, 201) in RGB and oklch(61.646% 0.1252 241.325) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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203°
100%

61.6%
0.125
241°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.64:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #2e8dc9

#2e8dc9 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 241°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.64:1 contrast and black text 5.77:1, 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: #2e8dc9 mixed with white

  1. 2e8dc9
  2. 4999cf
  3. 60a4d5
  4. 75afdb
  5. 89bbe0
  6. 9dc6e6
  7. b1d2eb
  8. c4ddf0
  9. d8e8f5
  10. ebf4fa

Darker: #2e8dc9 mixed with black

  1. 2e8dc9
  2. 277aae
  3. 1f6795
  4. 18557c
  5. 124464
  6. 0b334c
  7. 062336
  8. 021422
  9. 01070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2e8dc9 with less saturation

  1. 2e8dc9
  2. 3c8dc2
  3. 488cbc
  4. 528cb5
  5. 5b8bae
  6. 638aa8
  7. 6a89a1
  8. 72889a
  9. 788793
  10. 7f868c

Questions about #2e8dc9

What color is #2e8dc9?

#2e8dc9 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Ticino Blue. In RGB it is rgb(46, 141, 201), in HSL hsl(203.23, 62.75%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.646% 0.1252 241.325).

What colors go well with #2e8dc9?

The complementary color of #2e8dc9 is #ba7128. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0098b0 and #6a7fd0. The triadic partners are #c16280 and #7a902f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8dc9?

White text reads better on #2e8dc9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and black gives 5.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8dc9 a warm or cool color?

#2e8dc9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 241 degrees, its lightness 61.6% and its chroma 0.125.