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#2f7ea3 color: Prominent Blue

#2f7ea3 is rgb(47, 126, 163) in RGB and oklch(56.135% 0.09468 232.437) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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199°
100%

56.1%
0.095
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #2f7ea3

#2f7ea3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.53:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prominent Blue (#2b7da6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2f7ea3 mixed with white

  1. 2f7ea3
  2. 488bac
  3. 5d97b6
  4. 72a4bf
  5. 86b1c8
  6. 9abed1
  7. aecada
  8. c2d7e4
  9. d6e5ed
  10. ebf2f6

Darker: #2f7ea3 mixed with black

  1. 2f7ea3
  2. 276d8d
  3. 205c78
  4. 194c63
  5. 123c4f
  6. 0c2d3c
  7. 061f2a
  8. 031119
  9. 01050a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2f7ea3 with less saturation

  1. 2f7ea3
  2. 3a7d9f
  3. 437d9a
  4. 4b7c95
  5. 527b91
  6. 597a8c
  7. 5f7988
  8. 657883
  9. 6a777e
  10. 70767a

Questions about #2f7ea3

What color is #2f7ea3?

#2f7ea3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 126, 163), in HSL hsl(199.14, 55.24%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.135% 0.09468 232.437).

What colors go well with #2f7ea3?

The complementary color of #2f7ea3 is #a0643d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #05858d and #5674ad. The triadic partners are #9f5d7a and #767a33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7ea3?

White text reads better on #2f7ea3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7ea3 a warm or cool color?

#2f7ea3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.095.