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#2f7ca0 color: Prominent Blue

#2f7ca0 is rgb(47, 124, 160) in RGB and oklch(55.497% 0.09275 232.283) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

55.5%
0.093
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #2f7ca0

#2f7ca0 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.65:1 contrast and black text 4.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prominent Blue (#2b7da6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2f7ca0 mixed with white

  1. 2f7ca0
  2. 4789aa
  3. 5d96b3
  4. 71a2bd
  5. 86afc6
  6. 9abcd0
  7. aecad9
  8. c2d7e3
  9. d6e4ec
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #2f7ca0 mixed with black

  1. 2f7ca0
  2. 276b8b
  3. 205a76
  4. 194a61
  5. 123b4e
  6. 0c2c3b
  7. 061e29
  8. 031119
  9. 010509
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2f7ca0 with less saturation

  1. 2f7ca0
  2. 397b9c
  3. 427b97
  4. 4a7a93
  5. 51798e
  6. 57788a
  7. 5e7785
  8. 637681
  9. 69757c
  10. 6e7478

Questions about #2f7ca0

What color is #2f7ca0?

#2f7ca0 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 124, 160), in HSL hsl(199.12, 54.59%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.497% 0.09275 232.283).

What colors go well with #2f7ca0?

The complementary color of #2f7ca0 is #9e633d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #09838a and #5572a9. The triadic partners are #9c5b78 and #747833.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7ca0?

White text reads better on #2f7ca0: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and black gives 4.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7ca0 a warm or cool color?

#2f7ca0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.093.