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#2f7dd2 color: Soothing Sapphire

#2f7dd2 is rgb(47, 125, 210) in RGB and oklch(58.517% 0.1506 253.445) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

58.5%
0.151
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.21:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #2f7dd2

#2f7dd2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.5% lightness, 0.151 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.21:1 contrast and black text 4.98:1, 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: #2f7dd2 mixed with white

  1. 2f7dd2
  2. 478ad7
  3. 5d98dd
  4. 71a5e2
  5. 86b2e7
  6. 9abfeb
  7. aeccf0
  8. c2d8f4
  9. d6e5f8
  10. eaf2fc

Darker: #2f7dd2 mixed with black

  1. 2f7dd2
  2. 276cb6
  3. 205b9b
  4. 194b81
  5. 123b68
  6. 0c2c50
  7. 061e39
  8. 031124
  9. 010510
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2f7dd2 with less saturation

  1. 2f7dd2
  2. 3a7eca
  3. 447ec1
  4. 4d7eb9
  5. 547eb0
  6. 5c7ea8
  7. 637e9f
  8. 697e97
  9. 707d8e
  10. 767d85

Questions about #2f7dd2

What color is #2f7dd2?

#2f7dd2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(47, 125, 210), in HSL hsl(211.29, 64.43%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.517% 0.1506 253.445).

What colors go well with #2f7dd2?

The complementary color of #2f7dd2 is #ae6b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008bb4 and #726cd1. The triadic partners are #c44f61 and #558e20.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7dd2?

White text reads better on #2f7dd2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and black gives 4.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7dd2 a warm or cool color?

#2f7dd2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 58.5% and its chroma 0.151.