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#2f7cd6 color: Soothing Sapphire

#2f7cd6 is rgb(47, 124, 214) in RGB and oklch(58.547% 0.15681 254.765) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

58.5%
0.157
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.22:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2f7cd6

#2f7cd6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.22:1 contrast and black text 4.97:1, 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: #2f7cd6 mixed with white

  1. 2f7cd6
  2. 478adb
  3. 5d97e0
  4. 71a4e5
  5. 85b1e9
  6. 99beee
  7. aecbf2
  8. c2d8f5
  9. d6e5f9
  10. eaf2fc

Darker: #2f7cd6 mixed with black

  1. 2f7cd6
  2. 276bba
  3. 205a9e
  4. 194a84
  5. 123b6a
  6. 0c2c52
  7. 061e3b
  8. 031125
  9. 010510
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2f7cd6 with less saturation

  1. 2f7cd6
  2. 3a7dcd
  3. 447dc5
  4. 4c7ebc
  5. 547eb3
  6. 5c7eaa
  7. 637ea1
  8. 697e98
  9. 707d8f
  10. 767d85

Questions about #2f7cd6

What color is #2f7cd6?

#2f7cd6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(47, 124, 214), in HSL hsl(212.34, 67.07%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.547% 0.15681 254.765).

What colors go well with #2f7cd6?

The complementary color of #2f7cd6 is #ac6c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bb6 and #746ad4. The triadic partners are #c74c5e and #508f1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7cd6?

White text reads better on #2f7cd6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and black gives 4.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7cd6 a warm or cool color?

#2f7cd6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.157.