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#2f7fa6 color: Prominent Blue

#2f7fa6 is rgb(47, 127, 166) in RGB and oklch(56.527% 0.09709 233.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

56.5%
0.097
234°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.46:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #2f7fa6

#2f7fa6 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 234°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.46:1 contrast and black text 4.71:1, 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: #2f7fa6 mixed with white

  1. 2f7fa6
  2. 488caf
  3. 5d98b8
  4. 72a5c1
  5. 86b1ca
  6. 9abed3
  7. aecbdc
  8. c2d8e5
  9. d6e5ed
  10. ebf2f6

Darker: #2f7fa6 mixed with black

  1. 2f7fa6
  2. 276e90
  3. 205d7a
  4. 194c65
  5. 123c51
  6. 0c2d3e
  7. 061f2b
  8. 03111a
  9. 01060a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2f7fa6 with less saturation

  1. 2f7fa6
  2. 3a7ea1
  3. 437e9d
  4. 4b7d98
  5. 537c93
  6. 597b8e
  7. 607a8a
  8. 667985
  9. 6b7880
  10. 71777b

Questions about #2f7fa6

What color is #2f7fa6?

#2f7fa6 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Prominent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 127, 166), in HSL hsl(199.66, 55.87%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.527% 0.09709 233.565).

What colors go well with #2f7fa6?

The complementary color of #2f7fa6 is #a2653c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008690 and #5875af. The triadic partners are #a25d7a and #767c33.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7fa6?

White text reads better on #2f7fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and black gives 4.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7fa6 a warm or cool color?

#2f7fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 234 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.097.