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#2f5cc0 color: Amnesia Blue

#2f5cc0 is rgb(47, 92, 192) in RGB and oklch(50.114% 0.16497 263.4) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

50.1%
0.165
263°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 25%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.41:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #2f5cc0

#2f5cc0 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.1% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 contrast and black text 3.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Amnesia Blue (#1560bd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2f5cc0 mixed with white

  1. 2f5cc0
  2. 436dc8
  3. 567ecf
  4. 6a8ed6
  5. 7e9edd
  6. 93aee3
  7. a8bee9
  8. bdceef
  9. d3dff5
  10. e9effa

Darker: #2f5cc0 mixed with black

  1. 2f5cc0
  2. 274fa7
  3. 20428e
  4. 193676
  5. 122a5f
  6. 0c1f49
  7. 061434
  8. 030a20
  9. 01030e
  10. 000002

Calmer: #2f5cc0 with less saturation

  1. 2f5cc0
  2. 355eb7
  3. 3b60ae
  4. 4061a5
  5. 45629c
  6. 4b6393
  7. 50638a
  8. 556480
  9. 5a6477
  10. 5f646d

Questions about #2f5cc0

What color is #2f5cc0?

#2f5cc0 is soft blue. The closest named color is Amnesia Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 92, 192), in HSL hsl(221.38, 60.67%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.114% 0.16497 263.4).

What colors go well with #2f5cc0?

The complementary color of #2f5cc0 is #845b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006da0 and #6b4ab7. The triadic partners are #ae2d33 and #017910.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f5cc0?

White text reads better on #2f5cc0: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f5cc0 a warm or cool color?

#2f5cc0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 50.1% and its chroma 0.165.