Skip to the color picker

#2f7eb3 color: Vermeer Blue

#2f7eb3 is rgb(47, 126, 179) in RGB and oklch(56.952% 0.11159 242.087) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

204°
100%

57%
0.112
242°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.42:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #2f7eb3

#2f7eb3 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 242°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.42:1 contrast and black text 4.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermeer Blue (#2b7caf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2f7eb3 mixed with white

  1. 2f7eb3
  2. 488bbb
  3. 5d98c3
  4. 72a4cb
  5. 86b1d2
  6. 9abeda
  7. aecbe2
  8. c2d8e9
  9. d6e5f1
  10. ebf2f8

Darker: #2f7eb3 mixed with black

  1. 2f7eb3
  2. 276d9b
  3. 205c84
  4. 194c6e
  5. 123c58
  6. 0c2d43
  7. 061f2f
  8. 03111d
  9. 01050c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2f7eb3 with less saturation

  1. 2f7eb3
  2. 3a7ead
  3. 437da7
  4. 4c7da2
  5. 537c9c
  6. 5a7c96
  7. 607b90
  8. 667a8a
  9. 6c7984
  10. 72787d

Questions about #2f7eb3

What color is #2f7eb3?

#2f7eb3 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Vermeer Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 126, 179), in HSL hsl(204.09, 58.41%, 44.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.952% 0.11159 242.087).

What colors go well with #2f7eb3?

The complementary color of #2f7eb3 is #a56627. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00889d and #6172b9. The triadic partners are #ac5972 and #6c812e.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7eb3?

White text reads better on #2f7eb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and black gives 4.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7eb3 a warm or cool color?

#2f7eb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 242 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.112.