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#2f7fd1 color: Soothing Sapphire

#2f7fd1 is rgb(47, 127, 209) in RGB and oklch(58.904% 0.14723 252.263) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

58.9%
0.147
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #2f7fd1

#2f7fd1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.14:1 contrast and black text 5.08:1, 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: #2f7fd1 mixed with white

  1. 2f7fd1
  2. 478cd7
  3. 5d99dc
  4. 72a6e1
  5. 86b3e6
  6. 9ac0eb
  7. aeccef
  8. c2d9f3
  9. d6e6f8
  10. ebf2fb

Darker: #2f7fd1 mixed with black

  1. 2f7fd1
  2. 276eb5
  3. 205d9b
  4. 194c81
  5. 123c68
  6. 0c2d50
  7. 061f39
  8. 031123
  9. 010610
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2f7fd1 with less saturation

  1. 2f7fd1
  2. 3b7fc9
  3. 4480c1
  4. 4d80b8
  5. 5580b0
  6. 5d80a8
  7. 6480a0
  8. 6a7f97
  9. 717e8e
  10. 777e86

Questions about #2f7fd1

What color is #2f7fd1?

#2f7fd1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Soothing Sapphire. In RGB it is rgb(47, 127, 209), in HSL hsl(210.37, 63.78%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.904% 0.14723 252.263).

What colors go well with #2f7fd1?

The complementary color of #2f7fd1 is #b06b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008cb4 and #716ed1. The triadic partners are #c45165 and #5a8e22.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f7fd1?

White text reads better on #2f7fd1: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and black gives 5.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f7fd1 a warm or cool color?

#2f7fd1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.147.