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#2f7dc7 color: Heirloom Hydrangea

#2f7dc7 is rgb(47, 125, 199) in RGB and oklch(57.847% 0.13665 250.526) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

57.8%
0.137
251°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2f7dc7

#2f7dc7 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 contrast and black text 4.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea (#327ccb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2f7dc7 mixed with white

  1. 2f7dc7
  2. 478acd
  3. 5d97d4
  4. 72a4da
  5. 86b1e0
  6. 9abee5
  7. aecbeb
  8. c2d8f0
  9. d6e5f5
  10. eaf2fa

Darker: #2f7dc7 mixed with black

  1. 2f7dc7
  2. 276cad
  3. 205b93
  4. 194b7a
  5. 123b62
  6. 0c2c4c
  7. 061e36
  8. 031121
  9. 01050e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2f7dc7 with less saturation

  1. 2f7dc7
  2. 3a7dc0
  3. 447db8
  4. 4c7db0
  5. 547da9
  6. 5b7da1
  7. 627d9a
  8. 687c92
  9. 6e7b8a
  10. 747b82

Questions about #2f7dc7

What color is #2f7dc7?

#2f7dc7 is bright blue. The closest named color is Heirloom Hydrangea. In RGB it is rgb(47, 125, 199), in HSL hsl(209.21, 61.79%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.847% 0.13665 250.526).

What colors go well with #2f7dc7?

The complementary color of #2f7dc7 is #ab6900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0089ae and #6c6ec8. The triadic partners are #bc5266 and #5d8926.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7dc7?

White text reads better on #2f7dc7: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7dc7 a warm or cool color?

#2f7dc7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.137.