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#2f7cdc color: Soothing Sapphire

#2f7cdc is rgb(47, 124, 220) in RGB and oklch(58.935% 0.16453 255.932) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

58.9%
0.165
256°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2f7cdc

#2f7cdc is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 256°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.04:1, 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: #2f7cdc mixed with white

  1. 2f7cdc
  2. 478ae1
  3. 5c97e5
  4. 71a5e9
  5. 85b2ed
  6. 99bff1
  7. adccf4
  8. c2d9f7
  9. d6e5fa
  10. eaf2fd

Darker: #2f7cdc mixed with black

  1. 2f7cdc
  2. 276bbf
  3. 205aa3
  4. 194a88
  5. 123b6e
  6. 0c2c54
  7. 061e3c
  8. 031126
  9. 010511
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2f7cdc with less saturation

  1. 2f7cdc
  2. 3a7dd3
  3. 447eca
  4. 4d7ec0
  5. 557fb7
  6. 5c7fae
  7. 637fa4
  8. 6a7f9b
  9. 707e91
  10. 777e87

Questions about #2f7cdc

What color is #2f7cdc?

#2f7cdc is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(47, 124, 220), in HSL hsl(213.29, 71.19%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.935% 0.16453 255.932).

What colors go well with #2f7cdc?

The complementary color of #2f7cdc is #ac6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bb9 and #7769d9. The triadic partners are #cc4a5b and #4b9218.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7cdc?

White text reads better on #2f7cdc: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7cdc a warm or cool color?

#2f7cdc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 256 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.165.