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#2f7ca5 color: Prominent Blue

#2f7ca5 is rgb(47, 124, 165) in RGB and oklch(55.744% 0.0977 235.786) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

55.7%
0.098
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #2f7ca5

#2f7ca5 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 55.7% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.62:1 contrast and black text 4.55:1, 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: #2f7ca5 mixed with white

  1. 2f7ca5
  2. 4789ae
  3. 5d96b7
  4. 71a3c0
  5. 86b0c9
  6. 9abdd2
  7. aecadb
  8. c2d7e4
  9. d6e4ed
  10. eaf2f6

Darker: #2f7ca5 mixed with black

  1. 2f7ca5
  2. 276b8f
  3. 205a79
  4. 194a65
  5. 123b51
  6. 0c2c3d
  7. 061e2b
  8. 03111a
  9. 01050a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2f7ca5 with less saturation

  1. 2f7ca5
  2. 397ba0
  3. 427b9b
  4. 4a7a97
  5. 517992
  6. 58798d
  7. 5e7888
  8. 647783
  9. 69767e
  10. 6e7579

Questions about #2f7ca5

What color is #2f7ca5?

#2f7ca5 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 124, 165), in HSL hsl(200.85, 55.66%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.744% 0.0977 235.786).

What colors go well with #2f7ca5?

The complementary color of #2f7ca5 is #9f6337. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008390 and #5872ad. The triadic partners are #a05a76 and #717b32.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7ca5?

White text reads better on #2f7ca5: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and black gives 4.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7ca5 a warm or cool color?

#2f7ca5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 55.7% and its chroma 0.098.