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#2f7ace color: Fading Night

#2f7ace is rgb(47, 122, 206) in RGB and oklch(57.596% 0.14868 253.891) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

57.6%
0.149
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.38:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #2f7ace

#2f7ace is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.6% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.38:1 contrast and black text 4.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2f7ace mixed with white

  1. 2f7ace
  2. 4788d4
  3. 5c95da
  4. 71a3df
  5. 85b0e4
  6. 99bde9
  7. adcaee
  8. c1d7f3
  9. d6e5f7
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #2f7ace mixed with black

  1. 2f7ace
  2. 2769b3
  3. 205998
  4. 19497f
  5. 123a66
  6. 0c2b4e
  7. 061d38
  8. 031023
  9. 01050f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2f7ace with less saturation

  1. 2f7ace
  2. 3a7bc6
  3. 437bbe
  4. 4b7bb5
  5. 537cad
  6. 5a7ca5
  7. 617b9c
  8. 677b93
  9. 6d7a8b
  10. 737a82

Questions about #2f7ace

What color is #2f7ace?

#2f7ace is bright blue. The closest named color is Fading Night. In RGB it is rgb(47, 122, 206), in HSL hsl(211.7, 62.85%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.596% 0.14868 253.891).

What colors go well with #2f7ace?

The complementary color of #2f7ace is #aa6900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0088b1 and #7069cd. The triadic partners are #c04d5e and #528b20.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7ace?

White text reads better on #2f7ace: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and black gives 4.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7ace a warm or cool color?

#2f7ace is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 57.6% and its chroma 0.149.