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#2e8fe3 color: Bleu de France

#2e8fe3 is rgb(46, 143, 227) in RGB and oklch(63.557% 0.15372 249.231) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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208°
100%

63.6%
0.154
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-600
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #2e8fe3

#2e8fe3 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.41:1 contrast and black text 6.15:1, 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: #2e8fe3 mixed with white

  1. 2e8fe3
  2. 499be7
  3. 60a6ea
  4. 75b2ee
  5. 89bdf1
  6. 9dc8f4
  7. b1d3f6
  8. c4def9
  9. d8e9fb
  10. ebf4fd

Darker: #2e8fe3 mixed with black

  1. 2e8fe3
  2. 277cc5
  3. 1f69a8
  4. 18578c
  5. 124571
  6. 0b3457
  7. 06243f
  8. 021527
  9. 010712
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2e8fe3 with less saturation

  1. 2e8fe3
  2. 3d8fda
  3. 498fd2
  4. 548fc9
  5. 5d8fc1
  6. 668fb8
  7. 6e8eaf
  8. 768ea6
  9. 7d8d9d
  10. 848c94

Questions about #2e8fe3

What color is #2e8fe3?

#2e8fe3 is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(46, 143, 227), in HSL hsl(207.85, 76.37%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.557% 0.15372 249.231).

What colors go well with #2e8fe3?

The complementary color of #2e8fe3 is #c57600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dc2 and #797de5. The triadic partners are #d65d77 and #6d9c24.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e8fe3?

White text reads better on #2e8fe3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and black gives 6.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e8fe3 a warm or cool color?

#2e8fe3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.154.