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#2f7cd1 color: Soothing Sapphire

#2f7cd1 is rgb(47, 124, 209) in RGB and oklch(58.231% 0.15039 253.669) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.2%
0.150
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2f7cd1

#2f7cd1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.2% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire (#307dd3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2f7cd1 mixed with white

  1. 2f7cd1
  2. 478ad7
  3. 5d97dc
  4. 71a4e1
  5. 85b1e6
  6. 9abeeb
  7. aecbef
  8. c2d8f4
  9. d6e5f8
  10. eaf2fb

Darker: #2f7cd1 mixed with black

  1. 2f7cd1
  2. 276bb5
  3. 205a9b
  4. 194a81
  5. 123b68
  6. 0c2c50
  7. 061e39
  8. 031123
  9. 010510
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2f7cd1 with less saturation

  1. 2f7cd1
  2. 3a7dc9
  3. 447dc0
  4. 4c7db8
  5. 547eaf
  6. 5b7da7
  7. 627d9e
  8. 697d96
  9. 6f7c8d
  10. 757c84

Questions about #2f7cd1

What color is #2f7cd1?

#2f7cd1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(47, 124, 209), in HSL hsl(211.48, 63.78%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.231% 0.15039 253.669).

What colors go well with #2f7cd1?

The complementary color of #2f7cd1 is #ac6a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008ab3 and #726bd0. The triadic partners are #c34e60 and #548d20.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7cd1?

White text reads better on #2f7cd1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7cd1 a warm or cool color?

#2f7cd1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 58.2% and its chroma 0.15.