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#2e90ed color: Bleu de France

#2e90ed is rgb(46, 144, 237) in RGB and oklch(64.374% 0.16489 251.283) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

64.4%
0.165
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Azure
  • sky-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #2e90ed

#2e90ed is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.4% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.32:1 contrast and black text 6.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bleu de France (#318ce7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2e90ed mixed with white

  1. 2e90ed
  2. 499cf0
  3. 60a7f3
  4. 75b3f5
  5. 89bef7
  6. 9dc9f9
  7. b1d4fb
  8. c4dffc
  9. d8eafd
  10. ebf4fe

Darker: #2e90ed mixed with black

  1. 2e90ed
  2. 277dce
  3. 1f6ab0
  4. 185793
  5. 124577
  6. 0b345c
  7. 062442
  8. 02152a
  9. 010714
  10. 000103

Calmer: #2e90ed with less saturation

  1. 2e90ed
  2. 3d91e4
  3. 4a91da
  4. 5591d1
  5. 5e91c8
  6. 6791be
  7. 7090b5
  8. 7790ab
  9. 7f8fa1
  10. 868e97

Questions about #2e90ed

What color is #2e90ed?

#2e90ed is bright blue. The closest named color is Bleu de France. In RGB it is rgb(46, 144, 237), in HSL hsl(209.21, 84.14%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.374% 0.16489 251.283).

What colors go well with #2e90ed?

The complementary color of #2e90ed is #c77900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009fc9 and #7e7dee. The triadic partners are #de5b74 and #68a01f.

Is white or black text more readable on #2e90ed?

White text reads better on #2e90ed: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and black gives 6.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2e90ed a warm or cool color?

#2e90ed is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 64.4% and its chroma 0.165.