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#2f8bb1 color: Carol

#2f8bb1 is rgb(47, 139, 177) in RGB and oklch(59.988% 0.1019 229.756) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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198°
100%

60%
0.102
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.85:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #2f8bb1

#2f8bb1 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.85:1 contrast and black text 5.45:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carol (#338dae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #2f8bb1 mixed with white

  1. 2f8bb1
  2. 4996b9
  3. 60a2c1
  4. 75adc9
  5. 89b9d1
  6. 9dc5d8
  7. b0d0e0
  8. c4dce8
  9. d8e7f0
  10. ebf3f7

Darker: #2f8bb1 mixed with black

  1. 2f8bb1
  2. 277899
  3. 206683
  4. 19546c
  5. 124357
  6. 0c3242
  7. 06232f
  8. 03141c
  9. 01070c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #2f8bb1 with less saturation

  1. 2f8bb1
  2. 3c8aac
  3. 4789a7
  4. 5088a3
  5. 59879e
  6. 608699
  7. 678594
  8. 6e848f
  9. 74838a
  10. 7a8185

Questions about #2f8bb1

What color is #2f8bb1?

#2f8bb1 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Carol. In RGB it is rgb(47, 139, 177), in HSL hsl(197.54, 58.04%, 43.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.988% 0.1019 229.756).

What colors go well with #2f8bb1?

The complementary color of #2f8bb1 is #b16d46. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #019298 and #5b80bd. The triadic partners are #ad6689 and #848536.

Is white or black text more readable on #2f8bb1?

White text reads better on #2f8bb1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and black gives 5.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #2f8bb1 a warm or cool color?

#2f8bb1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 60% and its chroma 0.102.