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#2f83ca color: Klaxosaur Blue

#2f83ca is rgb(47, 131, 202) in RGB and oklch(59.401% 0.13455 248.114) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

59.4%
0.135
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.02:1Hard to read
Lc -73
Black text
5.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

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About #2f83ca

#2f83ca is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 59.4% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.02:1 contrast and black text 5.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Klaxosaur Blue (#2987c7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #2f83ca mixed with white

  1. 2f83ca
  2. 4890d0
  3. 5e9cd6
  4. 73a9dc
  5. 87b5e1
  6. 9bc1e7
  7. afceec
  8. c3daf1
  9. d7e6f6
  10. ebf3fa

Darker: #2f83ca mixed with black

  1. 2f83ca
  2. 2771af
  3. 206095
  4. 194f7c
  5. 123f64
  6. 0c2f4d
  7. 062037
  8. 031222
  9. 01060f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #2f83ca with less saturation

  1. 2f83ca
  2. 3b83c3
  3. 4583bb
  4. 4e83b4
  5. 5783ad
  6. 5e82a5
  7. 65829d
  8. 6c8196
  9. 72808e
  10. 787f86

Questions about #2f83ca

What color is #2f83ca?

#2f83ca is bright blue. The closest named color is Klaxosaur Blue. In RGB it is rgb(47, 131, 202), in HSL hsl(207.48, 62.25%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.401% 0.13455 248.114).

What colors go well with #2f83ca?

The complementary color of #2f83ca is #b26c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #008fb1 and #6d74cd. The triadic partners are #bf586f and #678d28.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f83ca?

White text reads better on #2f83ca: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and black gives 5.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f83ca a warm or cool color?

#2f83ca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 59.4% and its chroma 0.135.